Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) provides supplementary income to about one million income support recipients in the private rental market in recognition of the additional costs of private rental housing. The primary aim of the research reported in this final report is to assess the targeting performance of CRA at a regional level. The premise is...

This is the report of the second of three annual surveys of farm crime in Australia. Although the rate of crime fell slightly since the first survey, the cost is estimated at around $72 million. Marissa McCall summarises type, prevalence and occurrence of crime, and shows differences between large and small farms, and remote and...

E-commerce technologies are changing the business realities of rural non-farm businesses, but this change is incremental rather than revolutionary. This study provides a snapshot into rural Australia to determine the reality of the implications of electronic commerce for rural non-farm businesses. Undertaken against the backdrop of current literature - where substantial changes to businesses as...

Rural Australia is under increasing social, economic and environmental pressure—and there is a perception of rural Australia struggling to adjust. All people have mobility choices, to move towards a community that is attractive; to stay in a community that is attractive relative to the cost of moving elsewhere; or to move away from a community...

This report considers changes in country communities and how this effects policing services. It argues that if police are to be viewed by their community as the primary problem solvers, they must have the skills to fulfil the expectations of their community. This requires country police to be more skilled and professional than ever before.