Large sections of the media habitually distort, misrepresent and exaggerate the facts on crime, argues this paper.

Only a small number of empirical studies in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have examined the relationship between Indigenous people's levels of cultural attachment and their socio-economic outcomes. This paper examines whether strengthening cultural attachment can help reduce Indigenous disadvantage in Australia. Image: Rusty Stewart / flickr

This Issues Paper presents a preliminary framework for a 10-year health and medical research strategy for NSW. It identifies a series of options to address the issues facing health and medical research in NSW. The purpose of presenting options at this early stage in the strategy development process is to allow stakeholders an opportunity to...

This paper provides an analysis of the results of the 2011 New South Wales election. It provides summaries of the elections for both chambers, analysis of Legislative Assembly results both before and after the distribution of preferences, as well as a summary of the Legislative Council election.

This snapshot describe the penalties imposed on convicted robbery offenders. The most common penalty imposed on a convicted robbery offender was a prison sentence. Prison penalties were imposed on 79 per cent of offenders convicted of an aggravated robbery offence and 58 per cent of offenders convicted of a non-aggravated robbery offence. Those who were...