Much of the recent debate on abortion in Australia has focused on the question of how many abortions take place in Australia each year. Angela Pratt, Amanda Biggs and Luke Buckmaster discuss the existing statistics on abortion in Australia, their limitations for accurately quantifying how many abortions take place each year, and some options for...

This research brief, updated for the 2004-05 financial year, and now including additional material on co-contributions, self managed superannuation funds and the social security assessment of superannuation, is designed to provide readers with a 'ready reckoner' - a simple, easy to use summary of superannuation taxation and preservation rules.

Variety selection and robust disease management plans are critical to minimising the impact of diseases in cereal crops. The Victorian Cereal Disease Guide provides the latest information on disease management and the disease resistant ratings for cereal crops.

In this research brief Thomas John provides an overview of the last 15 years of developments in whistleblower legislation in Australia and looks at some of the legal issues surrounding the topic.

With the coming into effect of the Kyoto protocol, the use of nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has taken greater prominence in debate. In this context, Australia's large resources of uranium will become more important. Greg Baker examines the issues of Australia's uranium in the context of world supply and demand, shows why...