Elisa Arcioni considers the decision to include seats for the Italian diaspora in the Italian parliament. The decision was of even greater significance since it was the results in the Australasian seat that gave the Prodi government its majority in the Senate.

This project focuses on the ways in which communities find things that, at the local level, provide support to people with a mental illness. In understanding this, the project explored how communities are resilient and how resilience can be further developed. The project focused on regional and rural communities. The paucity of mental health services...

This publication presents a summary of results from a national survey of students who undertook vocational education and training (VET) at technical and further education (TAFE) institutes or other government, private or community education providers during 2005. It reports on students' characteristics, employment outcomes and satisfaction with, and benefits from, the training.

The best public involvement programs are the result of thorough and thoughtful planning taken well in advance of any public involvement activities. This guide book provides straightforward step-by-step guidance on how to plan an effective public involvement strategy.

The poor socio-economic outcomes of women who have their first child when young are well documented, but the policy implications depend on the causal mechanisms that underlie it. This paper examines this issue using a new Australian panel of young women. No evidence is found for an adverse impact of young childbirth on education, labour...