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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

How can we improve housing and care for people with dementia?


This project involved secondary analysis of ABS and AIHW data, interviews with housing and community care service provider stakeholders in two sites (South Australia and Tasmania) and interviews with people with dementia and their carers about their housing.
Briefing paper

Affordable rental housing: current policies and options


Stable and affordable housing, with access to jobs and services, is fundamental to support employment and wellbeing by enabling social and economic participation in society. However, as pointed out by the Affordable Housing Taskforce, “by a range of indicators, there is a housing affordability issue facing NSW which is particularly acute in Sydney and other...
Briefing paper

Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirms fair use in Google Books case: issue brief


On October 16, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the lower court's fair use decision in Author's Guild v. Google, also known as the 'Google Books' case. Google, through its Library Project, made digital copies of tens of millions of books submitted to the project by libraries. Google then...
Briefing paper

Understanding local competitiveness: identifying key and strategic industries Port Hedland, 2001-2011


This report examines the Port Hedland economy and identifies areas of competitive and comparative advantage.
Briefing paper

Understanding local competitiveness: identifying key and strategic industries Karratha, 2001-2011


This report examines the Karratha economy, identifying areas of comparative and competitive advantage.