This report presents information on the extent of violence (in particular family violence) in the Indigenous population, using existing surveys and administrative data collections. The report also discusses gaps in existing information, the extent to which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are identified and strategies to improve the information on family violence.

Many community service agencies deliver multiple programs and are funded through a variety of sources. Anecdotal evidence suggest that these services have an increased administrative and reporting burden as they are required to collect and report on the same or similar data multiple times. This report aims to describe and validate the issue of this...

This report calls for an integrated national approach to prisoner health information, to support improved prisoner health. The report notes that the large and growing population of prisoners in Australia presents a strong challenge to the public's health.

Maternal deaths are rare, catastrophic events and require monitoring and investigation. The report is an observational study of maternal deaths based on information provided by the states and territories. It includes information about the women, pregnancy, clinical care and the deaths. Maternal deaths that occurred up to year after the end of the pregnancy are...

This report provides estimates of expenditure on welfare services and social security benefits in Australia for the period 1998-99 to 2003-04. This expenditure totalled $20 billion in 2003-04. Estimates are reported by source of funding, whether from governments, from individuals in the form of fees for services or from non-government community service organisations. 'Welfare expenditure...