The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has served the Australian community well, according to Jan Donovan In this article she argues that increases in the present system of 'copayments' for medicines will not contribute to improving the equity, effectiveness or efficiency of the health system, particularly for those using the health system most.

This positioning paper outlines an AHURI research project which will examine the effects of urban economic change on the western region of Melbourne, focusing specifically on local labour and housing markets. The specific concern of the study will be how changes in the dynamics of labour and housing markets may be alleviating social disadvantage in...

This report brings together information from a wide range of state / territory and commonwealth sources to reveal a national picture of the health status of Australian children. It attempts to integrate the social and environmental determinants of health, with the outcomes in terms of health status. The report contains demographic information about children; provides...

In this report, Dr Jo Barraket identifies a range of contexts in which co-operative solutions have led, or contributed significantly to, successful rural community efforts to meet sustainability objectives. These objectives include the expansion - both in numbers and type - of employment and educational opportunities, the development of innovative enterprise and industrial activity, the...

The Community Hopes, Fears and Actions Survey was developed to obtain a snapshot of the beliefs, attitudes, values and motivations held by Australian citizens in relation to the Australian Taxation Office (Tax Office), the tax system, Australian democracy, and fellow taxpayers in 20001. The survey was conducted during the introduction of a new tax system...