This report provides a snapshot of Australian public and private hospital activity in 2007-08. As well as overview material the report includes four feature chapters. The first provides information about hospital reform directions agreed between the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments. The second provides information on the number and type of maternity services...

Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2009 is the fourth report in a series commissioned by heads of Australian governments in 2002, to provide regular reporting against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage. In March this year, the terms of reference were updated in a letter from the Prime Minister. The new terms of reference reaffirm governments’ commitment to...

Developed in response to the current and anticipated future impact of digital technologies on the arts sector, artists and arts audiences, this is the Australia Council’s blueprint for supporting arts content and its creators in the digital era. In less than five years, most Australian households and businesses will be able to access data-rich content...

This research paper addresses the question of whether the Commonwealth has the constitutional power to take over and regulate the administration of public hospitals (with or without the agreement of state governments). Summary • The funding and administration of public hospitals is an enduring area of controversy in Australian politics. • In recent years, the...

This paper outlines the main features of this major US bill, which would create an emissions trading scheme and other clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives, and compares its main features with the Australian government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Addressing climate change is one of President Obama's major areas of focus. In his 2010...