Noise standards adopted by the states and territories for the planning and operation of rural wind farms should include appropriate measures to calculate the impact of low frequency noise and vibrations indoors at impacted dwellings. This is among seven recommendations made in this report on wind farms by Senate Community Affairs References Committee. On 27...

This inquiry is the first major review of the National Classification Scheme since it was introduced over 15 years ago. The inquiry presented the committee with an opportunity to examine a range of important issues relating to the National Classification Scheme and to assess the effectiveness of regulatory regimes for media not included in the...

20 years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, young Aboriginal people are 28 times more likely to be detained than non-indigenous juveniles. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee recently tabled this report into Indigenous youth and the criminal justice system. They found that Indigenous social and economic disadvantage have contributed...

Taking account of the opinions and internet habits of an unprecedented 33,751 young Australian internet users, this report is the result of the inquiry by the Parliament of Australia's Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety. The results of this consultation highlight the fact that younger generations not only hold the key to their own safety, but...

This report presents evidence taken at a hearing on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) regulatory activities.