The Australian Government has asked the Commission to assess geographic labour mobility within Australia and its role in a well-functioning labour market (attachment A). Matters on which the Commission has been asked to report include: • patterns of geographic labour mobility in Australia, the implications of structural, demographic and technological developments and key determinants of...

In 2011-12, Australian governments spent $6.9 billion on disability support services under the National Disability Agreement, accessed by more than 317,600 people

This paper used Longitudinal Study of Australian Children data to analyse links between parental employment and the wellbeing of families. The study found that jobless families and families with short part-time hours (fewer than 21 hours) were at considerable financial disadvantage compared to families with full-time or long part-time hours of employment. Of the children...

This paper examines the practical factors that impact on the evaluation of crime prevention programs and makes a number of important recommendations for the evaluation of projects delivered as part of large-scale programs. Foreword The Australian Institute of Criminology has spent a number of years working with crime prevention agencies across Australia reviewing large-scale programs...

This report presents statistics on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program for over 320,000 Australians invited to take part between July 2011 and June 2012. Summary: The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) aims to reduce the incidence, illness and mortality related to bowel cancer in Australia through screening to detect cancers and pre-cancerous lesions...