Introduction ACMA’s research highlights the changing trends in fixed-line, mobile and internet service take-up and use. To provide a deeper analysis of the reasons for these changing trends, ACMA has undertaken research that considers residential and business consumer attitudes to choice, preference and use of particular telecommunications services. This report presents the findings of quantitative...

Rapid global economic growth, centred in Asia but now spread across the world, is driving rapid greenhouse gas emissions growth, making earlier projections unrealistic. This paper develops new, illustrative projections for carbon dioxide (from fossil fuels and other sources) and for non-CO2 greenhouse gases. Making adjustments to 2007 World Energy Outlook projections to reflect more...

In 2005, the Criminology Research Council commissioned a study of practices, policies and procedures affecting juror satisfaction in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The study sought the views of the community, relevant stakeholders and jurors themselves on a variety of factors they may contribute to jury satisfaction, namely communications with jurors prior to...

The Australia Council has developed the arts and disability action plan 2008-2010 to guide the organisation in its operations, programs and strategies in relation to access and equity for people with disabilities.

While Australia's consumer policy framework has considerable strengths, parts of it require an overhaul. The first step in this process should be the introduction of a single generic consumer law applying across Australia, based on the consumer provisions in the Trade Practices Act, modified to address gaps in its coverage and scope. Responsibility for regulating...