This paper is a reference tool for those needing to locate specific changes in Australian social security and place them in their chronological context. This chronology is one of several produced by the Parliamentary Library dealing with the history of social security payments. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), the Department of...

This report is third in a series of annual Australian Government publications bringing together current data to show how our major cities are evolving and to strengthen the knowledge base on which urban policy can be developed. The purpose of State of Australian Cities 2012 is to inform policy and investment decisions that affect our...

In this research brief the sentencing of Indigenous women in Australia is examined. Quantitative and qualitative data on sentencing patterns and practices are presented in relation to Indigenous women in Australia, although the limitations of these data should be acknowledged. Some examples of non-custodial and custodial sentencing options for Indigenous women in Australia are discussed...

This 12-page transcript of the Australian lecture discussing the future of the multilateral trading system in the present era of global economic uncertainty.

On 12 November 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that she would be recommending to the Governor-General the establishment of a Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse in Australia.