This discussion paper provides information on a new treaty being proposed by Japan, the EU, the US and Switzerland, provisionally called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The paper is divided into three parts, firstly setting out details of the proposed instrument, then addressing the place of Australia and the proposed ACTA in the present international...

An evaluation of the operation of Job Network in the first three years of the Active Participation Model (APM). It shows the APM increased net employment impacts and commencement rates for Intensive Support job search training and customised assistance. It also saw a reduction in the costs per employment outcome and employment outcomes under the...

This quarterly publication presents analysis of contemporary trade issues and consolidates trade-related statistics produced by various Australian government agencies and international organisations into a single publication. Trade Topics provides readers with a single reference document to use in analysing aspects of trends in Australia’s trade without having to manually consolidate trade data from various trade-related...

This paper contains 42 proposals aimed at addressing lengthy and costly disputes over client legal privilege in federal investigations.

Coping with change will require flexibility from both the media and regulators and that change will only continue to accelerate, argues the ACCC chair. But the legacy of that change is that technology and the growing swell of community input is placing the future of the industry in the hands of the public.