This paper reviews the evidence on policies and programs that reduce offending by Indigenous juveniles in Australia. Indigenous juveniles (those aged 10 to 16 years in Queensland and 10 to 17 years in all other jurisdictions) are over-represented at all stages of the criminal justice system, and their over-representation becomes more pronounced at the most...

This report analyses patterns of screen media consumption in Australia, helping to understand shifts in media penetration and offering insights into consumption of DVD/Blu-ray and online video. Focusing initially on feature films, Screen Australia also released a new standardised audience metric, designed to evaluate the number of times a film is viewed across its first-release...

This report assesses improvements in service delivery for remote indigenous communities in Australia. This is the third report under s15 of the Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Act 2009. This report is primarily focussed on implementation at the community level, while the September report will be more focussed on government activity. This third report focuses...

This report estimates the levels and patterns of government expenditure on services relating to Indigenous Australians to contribute to a better understanding of its adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of government. This first Indigenous Expenditure Report was released on 28 February 2011. It contains estimates of the levels and patterns of government expenditure on services relating...

This paper reports recent changes in Australia’s foreign investment policy as released by the Foreign Investment Review Board in January 2011. It also explores trends in global foreign direct investment as covered in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 2010 World Investment Report (released on 22 July 2010). Lastly, this Background Note analyses...