The ABS' recently published findings on perceptions surrounding social disorders that affect the community. Effects of personal victimisation on perceptions of social disorder Persons that experienced at least one incident of assault (physical, threatened, or sexual) or robbery in the 12 months preceding the survey perceived significantly higher levels of social disorder in their local...

The key to raising Australia’s productivity lies in changing workplace culture not reducing work place rights according to this submission to the Fair Work Act review. In its submission to the Federal Government’s review of the Fair Work Act, AIER debunks the myth that deregulation and “flexibility” is the source of productivity gain. “There is...

This report provides a snapshot of the prevalence of mental illness in association with common chronic conditions in Australia in 2007.

This report presents information on the number of young people in detention in 2011 and describes recent trends in the detention population. In Australia, the state and territory governments are responsible for dealing with young people involved in crime. Most young people in the juvenile justice system are either supervised in the community or are...

In December 2010, Grant Thornton was commissioned by a consortium of industry peak bodies and providers to undertake a national study of the cost of delivering residential aged care services in modern efficient facilities. The research builds upon Grant Thornton's examination of service costs in New Zealand in the Aged Residential Care Service Review 2010...