One of the more consistent findings of census-based analysis is that nationally, Indigenous Australians change their place of usual residence more often than the non-Indigenous population. Between 2001 and 2006, 46.5 per cent of the Indigenous population changed their place of usual residence, compared to 43.1 per cent for the non-Indigenous population. Population movement can...

An analysis of the Treasury's modelling of emissions from sheep and cattle. Agricultural emissions are a significant source of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions yet they will be excluded from the initial stage of the Rudd Government's proposed CPRS, with a view to incorporating them from 2015. This paper examines Treasury's modelling of the likely impact...

The authors of this paper propose the establishment of local Regional Health Organisations (RHOs) across Australia, with each responsible for the health care needs of a defined population within their region. Australia's unique geography and federated system of governance has, over time, led to a health care system that is fragmented and duplicative, inequitable and...

This second biennial assessment of progress in implementation of the National Water Initiative records "significant achievements in water reform across Australia". It covers all states and territories, groundwater and surface water systems, and urban and rural areas. Because the Commonwealth now has a much greater role in water management, the assessment also considers how much...

The Indigenous population experiences higher rates of homelessness and overcrowding than the non-Indigenous population.