This report provides an overview of the population dynamics of Western Australia over the past decade, situating the members of the Western Australian Regional Capitals Alliance (WARCA) within this broader geographical context. This report is the first in a series of reports that are intended to enhance understanding of the growth potential and local competitiveness...

As a shift occurs from single residential development to higher density development, it is timely to consider how to maximise the benefits of increased population density while minimising any harm. This literature review into the impact of density on health concludes that if planned effectively, increasing population density has the potential to produce numerous benefits...

Elder abuse is a significant issue for the Western Australian community, as the population is ageing and the percentage of people over age 65 is increasing exponentially. This research examines the extent of elder abuse in Western Australia, synthesising qualitative and quantitative information from organisations working with elder abuse in order to provide a coherent...

This project found that FIFO employees and partners were generally no more likely to have high stress levels, poor relationship quality or poor health behaviours than DC employees or community samples.

Described by Walter Bagehot as a novelist who was 'a special correspondent for posterity', Charles Dickens began his professional writing career as a journalist: first as a parliamentary reporter, then as the author of sketches for daily and weekly papers (later collected as Sketches by Boz). His first 'novel', The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick...