This report argues for significant new commitments by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments under the CSDA, including substantial additional funding to address identified unmet need for specialist disability services, particularly for accommodation services and support.

This inquiry was prompted by the question of whether Australia should be concerned about 'peak oil': the theory that global conventional oil production will reach a peak and then start an irreversible decline soon enough to be of concern.

The terms of reference for this inquiry relate to 'Indigenous workers whose paid labour was controlled by Government'. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, governments put in place extensive controls over the employment, working conditions and wages of Indigenous workers. These controls permitted, both explicitly and implicitly, the non-payment of wages to some Indigenous workers...

This Senate report looks at the relationship between the landed price of crude oil, refining costs, the wholesale price and the retail price of petrol; regional differences in the retail price of petrol; variations in the retail price of petrol at particular times; the industry's integrated structure; and any other related matters.

This Senate report looks at the impact on rural water usage of recent water policy initiatives and the possible role for Commonwealth agencies