Before television, radio, and later the internet came to dominate the coverage of Australian politics, the Canberra Press Gallery existed in a world far removed from today’s 24-hour news cycle, spin doctors and carefully scripted sound bites. This historical memoir of a career reporting from The Wedding Cake of Old Parliament House offers a rare...

The effectiveness of policing strategies directed at reducing and preventing alcohol-related violence in licensed premises and entertainment precincts in the Australian Capital Territory are evaluated in this report. There is an old joke that says that an Australian’s definition of a drinking problem is being in a situation where you can’t get a drink. This...

The research report, From opportunity to outcomes. The changing role of public schooling in Australia and national funding arrangements, was commissioned by the government departments responsible for school education in all states and territories, with the exception of NSW. Its purpose is to understand the role of public education in Australia and to provide advice...

Nineteen people talked to Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study (SCIPPS) researchers about what life was like living with chronic illness. They described the strengths they brought to experiences of living with chronic illness. Sharing stories and health information with friends and family is one way in which the people we talked with...

In December 2009 Ms A, a single mother with three children, complained to the ACT Ombudsman about having been on Housing ACT’s High Needs housing list for six months and not receiving any assistance from them. Ms A had been living in shortterm rental accommodation that she could not afford. She had fallen behind in...