Bullying is a common form of youth violence which historically affected young people whilst they were at school, travelling to and from school or in other public places. However, the actual physical presence between a bully and victim is no longer necessary for bullying to occur as it has penetrated into the digital age through...

Meredith Edwards, Emeritus Professor at the University of Canberra, has written a comprehensive analysis of the appointments process to public boards in Australia. Australia has yet to embark on the significant reform of the process seen in countries such as the UK and Canada, where change was seen as vital to maintain any confidence in...

The report cannot be assessed or applied in isolation. It sits within wider paradigm and evolutionary shifts in Australian public administration, management, and law. That point affects both the conceptual design and the operational implementation of the Uhrig Report, as well as the standards and guidelines that also require development, customisation, and adaptation in that...

Describes the techniques used to create the synthetic small area data. It then provides some examples of how the new methods and data are being used for estimation and analysis of income, wealth and other socio-economic characteristics, as well as the spatial distribution of policy change.

The average Victorian is not currently enjoying a financially comfortable retirement, according to this presentation. The Westpac/ASFA Retirement Income Index for a retired Victorian to have comfortable living standard a single person needs $631 per week while a couple need $834 per week ($417 each). More than 70 per cent of senior Victorians are nowhere...