This report argues that women aged between 16 and 65 – Generation F – remain significantly overlooked, under utilised and untapped. Research released today has uncovered a new generation of workers that will rival Generation Y as the solution to the nation’s skills shortage. Despite record education levels and rising numbers of women entering the...

The study of mathematics, particularly higher mathematics, is important if Australia is to develop a scientifically literate workforce. Participation in mathematics study at higher levels is declining, and this paper begins to consider some of the reasons for this. A study that looked at the percentage of year 12 students studying mathematics from 1995 to...

This report examines the intergenerational sustainability of Australia's system of housing assistance over the next 40 years - the same time period covered by the Howard government's Intergenerational Reports - under assumptions consistent with those made in those reports. At the same time, it broadens the Intergenerational Reports' examination of sustainability (limited to fiscal sustainability...

More support is needed for families coping with young people who are either binge drinking or have issues with drugs, according to this report, which highlights that the biggest problem Australian families are facing when it comes to substance misuse is young people binge drinking. The report argues that family members should be able to...

The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. Over half of those live near the coast, making them directly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Disruption to the region’s water cycle caused by climate change also threatens the...