Summary The years from birth to young adulthood (ages 0-24) encompass a breadth of life stages in which males undergo major developmental changes and acquire important social and health behaviours. In 2011, 3.7 million males (more than one-third of the Australian male population) were aged 0-24. Consequently, the health status of this population group is...

Summary There are apparent inconsistencies in clinical urgency categorisation among the states and territories, so recent national reporting of comparable elective surgery waiting times data has not used the national data on clinical urgency category. Variation in the recording of waiting times for patients who are not ready for care, for example, for planned follow-up...

This report provides the most comprehensive contemporary profile of serious and organised crime in Australia. The report provides the context in which organised crime operates in Australia and gives an overview of each of the key illicit markets and the activities which fundamentally enable serious and organised crime. The report provides government, industry and the...

The issue of parliamentary salaries, allowances and entitlements continues to generate interest and comment. This research paper sets out major changes to the parliamentary remuneration and entitlements regime, including the authority and governing legislation and explains how different aspects of parliamentary remuneration and entitlements are regulated.

This report finds that, in many cases, the price differences for IT products cannot be explained by the cost of doing business in Australia. The importance of IT products to every sector of Australian society can hardly be overstated. IT products are woven into the fabric of our economy and society, and have driven rapid...