The massive Olympic Dam mine, now fully approved, threatens by itself to shift the centre of gravity of the future South Australian economy away from its traditional base in manufacturing. A ‘two-speed economy’ is in the early stages of being made. Part and parcel of this new dynamic is the decision by BHP Billiton, Olympic...

User fees are widely regarded as one of the main obstacles to increasing poor people’s access to health care in developing countries and, in doing so, promoting more inclusive forms of development. During the 1980s and early 1990s, a number of developing country governments introduced formal fees for health services in an attempt to generate...

Figures and statistics on migration from the Netherlands to Australia prove the existence of a large community with Dutch heritage currently living in Australia. Who and where they are however, is a lot more difficult to determine. In general, the Dutch have shown an extraordinary talent for adapting to their environment. Many have done this...

This paper examines the relationship between poor health and poor housing affordability for Australians, to answer two essential questions for Australian policy makers: Does poor health lead to unaffordable housing?

A Client Pathway Survey was conducted by the Australian Institute of Social Research (AISR) for the Department of Health and Ageing as a supplement to AISR's comprehensive evaluation of the Demonstration Sites for Day Respite in Residential Aged Care Facilities (DDR) initiative.