On 7 February 2013 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report: (a) the supply of chemotherapy drugs such as Docetaxel, particularly in relation to: (i) patient access to treatment, (ii) cost to pharmacists and suppliers, and (iii) cost to the private and public hospital systems; (b)...

Cyber technology has developed dramatically in the last 20 years and the internet and other new communications technologies have infiltrated lives in ways which would not have been imagined only a few years ago. Australians are now communicating with government, business, family and friends, as well as shopping and banking, online. While many senior Australians...

On 27 November 2012 the Senate referred the matter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) commitment to reflecting and representing regional diversity in Australia to the Environment and Communications References Committee (the committee) for inquiry and report. The terms of reference for the inquiry were: (a) the commitment by the ABC to reflecting and representing...

On 28 November 2012 the Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, Attorney General, introduced the Native Title Amendment Bill 2012 (hereafter referred to as the Bill). The Bill proposes amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). On 29 November 2012 the Selection Committee asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the Bill. The Bill...

This report looked at the advantages and disadvantages of FIFO/DIDO work practices - especially the effect on rural communities.