International students have traditionally selected the major Australian cities of Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Melbourne, Victoria and Brisbane, Queensland as study destinations. The city focus continues to expand, but the recognition and acceptance of quality regional education destinations has also grown. Federal and State Governments see the regional sector as a rich source of...

This report shows that although each state and territory rental support program has similar aims, their operation varies considerably.

Tony Krone reports the experience of Queensland police in the investigation of predatory behaviour by men seeking sex with children through online chat rooms. The results of his study show the aggressive and rapid way that children are targeted: in 76 per cent of cases the suspect was arrested for an offence within one month...

Jason Payne evaluates the implementation, operation and outcomes of the pilot program for 26 months from its inception in 2002. The program operates within the Cairns and Townsville magistrates' courts, and aims to target and divert into treatment, rather than prison, high-volume property or drug offenders whose offending is attributable to their drug dependency. The...

Victor Callan and John Gardner examine links between prisoners' participation in the vocational education and training (VET) programs available within the Queensland prison system and their chances of returning to prison. The findings reveal that being involved in VET before initial release decreases the chances of returning to prison from 32 per cent to 23...