This report recommends that the Australian government introduce new dedicated legislation to facilitate the making of public interest disclosures and strengthen legal protection for whistleblowers in the Commonwealth public sector. The Commonwealth is the only Australian jurisdiction that does not have legislation to encourage public interest disclosures. While some limited protections are available to whistleblowers...

This report considers issues relevant to maternity services, including antenatal services, birthing options, postnatal services up to six weeks after birth, and peer and social support for women in the perinatal period.

Australian households will need access to clear and concise technical information in preparation for the transition from analog to digital television, according to this Australian Commuications and Media Authority (ACMA) report. The report is based on an analysis of 120 households from across the greater Sydney metropolitan region and was conducted to help ACMA, government...

This interim report contains the proposed reform directions as recommended by the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission, the body established in February 2008 to develop a long-term health reform plan for a modern Australia. The report proposes 116 reform directions across the spectrum of health service delivery from a healthy start to life to...

This report examines training pathways for the development of orchestral musicians for the professional orchestral sector.