This report is the Commission’s latest scorecard on the financial performance of 86 government trading enterprises (GTEs). The report also examines the impact on capital management of inadequate compensation for community service obligations and of the persistent poor performance of some GTEs. The 86 GTEs monitored provide services in key sectors of the economy —...

For the past 60 years the Adult Migrant English Program has been the main vehicle for newcomers to Australia from non-English speaking backgrounds to learn English. Over this period the labour market needs and the profiles of new arrivals has changed significantly. This discussion paper is a part of a review of the delivery and...

Conducted regularly since 1986 the census is the most comprehensive data available on Australian government approved and funded child care. It is used extensively for monitoring growth, operation of services and assisting in policy formulation and planning. The most recent Census was conducted in May 2006. The Census examines information about child care users, staff...

In this report on the take up of broadband access services on Telstra's copper network the ACCC provides details of the take up of these broadband access services between metropolitan, regional and rural areas. The data shows three quarters of these services and the bulk of unconditioned local loop services (ULLS) and line sharing services...

A good safety record is a judgement of past performance and does not guarantee the future, although it is a useful indicator. In 2000, it was demonstrated that even highly reputable operators are not fail safe, with the crash of an Air France Concorde at Paris and a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 at Taipei. While...