The results indicate that in Germany and the United States wealth differentials are largely the result of disparity in the educational attainment and demographic composition of the native and immigrant populations, while income differentials are relatively unimportant in understanding the nativity wealth gap. In contrast, the relatively small wealth gap between Australian- and foreign-born households...

The early intervention program is a voluntary program for low to medium risk families encountering problems that impact on their ability to care for their children. The purpose of this evaluation is to examine the effectiveness of the program in achieving its stated objectives and assess whether it represents a good investment of public funds...

On 4 September 2006 the government released draft amendments to the Copyright Act relating to circumvention of technological protection measures. The amendments are intended to implement Australia's obligations under the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, which requires changes to the Copyright Act by 1 January 2007.

Using US data, they reach two conclusions: first, excise taxes have a significant effect on passive smoking; second, smoking bans have on average no effects on non smokers. While bans in public transportation or in schools decrease the exposure of non smokers, bans in recreational public places can in fact perversely increase their exposure by...

Except for a short period in 2004, the value of the Australian dollar has been rising steadily against the United States dollar for several years. In this research brief - a revision of Research Note 9 of 2000-01 - Greg Baker and Stephen Barber show details of that rise and provide relevant statistical background.