This report describes the operation of the Act during 2009-10 and examines the adequacy of Australia's aged care programs and policies. It is delivered to Parliament and the Australian community by the Minister in accordance with section 63-2 of the Act, which requires that the report include information about: the extent of unmet demand for...

On average, four people are killed and 80 are seriously injured every day on Australia's roads. Almost everyone has, at some stage, been affected by a road crash. Australian Transport Ministers have asked the heads of transport and roads agencies around the country to work together to prepare a new 10-year National Road Safety Strategy...

The Copenhagen and Cancun meetings have led us into a messy world in relation to the setting of each country‘s ambitions on emissions reductions, but this paper argues they may have laid a basis for the comprehensive and binding international agreement that is still necessary. The 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review said that strong mitigation...

This report is a systematic review of existing published and unpublished literature relating to assistive technology for frail older people in the community care context. The population of Australia is ageing, and as the population ages, the occurrence of disability also increases. Around 67.5 per cent of people aged 75 years and over are affected...

In this first update paper since the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review, five issues that have been the subject of criticism are addressed and largely refuted. Summary of key points The 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review argued that it is neither rational nor helpful for someone to reject a policy recommendation because they do not...