This report presents an overview of progress in international action on climate change since August 2012, with a particular focus on China and the US. Key findings: 1. The energy giants China and the United States are accelerating action. China and the United States (US) are the world’s two largest economies and together produce approximately...

For families with children, the employment of parents is vital to address the wellbeing of family members. Increasingly, when we consider parental employment, it is not only fathers' employment that is of concern, but also mothers'. How parents work out work applies both to those families with two parents in the workforce and those with...

In 2011, one in seven people in Australia was aged 65 years or over. This paper looks at a range of characteristics of older people including where they lived and the activities they participated in, including paid and voluntary work, unpaid child care and caring for people because of disability, long term illness or problems...

In the Australian Senate on 23 June 2003, the South Australian Senator Stott Despoja, also on behalf of Senator Bolkus, moved: (1) That the following matters be referred to the Legal and Constitutional References Committee for inquiry and report: (a) the most appropriate process for moving towards the establishment of an Australian republic with an...

This report presents the results of a key perfomance indicator (KPI) audit pilot project, which was designed to assess the status of the Australian Government performance measurement and reporting framework. The report concludes that it is time for greater attention, investment and resourcing to be given to the quality and integrity of KPIs used by...