It is now eight years since the Howard Government first committed funds to expanding the Central Office of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) in anticipation of an increase in staff numbers, and seven years since it was decided instead that an entirely new building was required. Designed to ‘take its place amongst Australia’s national...

This report, produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP) contains all Indigenous data reported in the Report on Government Services 2013. This Compendium of Indigenous data is drawn entirely from information contained in the Report on Government Services 2013 (2013 Report). The Report on Government Services (RoGS) is published...

During 2011-12, Australia's 753 public hospitals accounted for about 68% of hospital beds, according to this detailed overview of Australia's public and private hospitals. Expenditure and funding Public hospitals spent over $40 billion in 2011-12. Adjusted for inflation, expenditure increased by an average of 5.9% each year between 2007-08 and 2011-12. Emergency department services Between...

An evaluation of the six demonstration projects funded by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health over three years aimed at improving the sexual health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people Publication table of contents Preliminary material Title and verso pages Contents Acknowledgments Summary Abbreviations Body section 1 Introduction 1.1 Policy...

This report presents AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before full-time school review how "access" to preschool services is conceptualised and defined; identify the issues and factors that affect access to preschool services; and document and provide recommendations on how access...