For some time, considerable disparity has been apparent in the prescribing of medication for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in different jurisdictions in Australia. Despite having a smaller population than New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, Western Australia accounts for the highest number of prescriptions dispensed for dexamphetamine sulfate, a drug prescribed to treat ADHD...

In August 2004 Australia's High Court declared by 4:3 that failed asylum seekers who have nowhere to go can be kept in immigration detention indefinitely. In the Al-Khateb and Al Khafaji cases, the majority said that provided the Immigration Minister retained the intention of eventually deporting such people, detention would remain valid. These cases will...

Presents summary data of allocated health expenditure collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are Australia’s largest health problem, accounting for 50,294 deaths in 2002 and affecting 3.67 million Australians in 2001 (AIHW 2004b). In 1998, 1.1 million Australians had disabling conditions associated with cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are the...

Australian governments of both political persuasions have sought to reduce challenges in the courts to decisions under the Migration Act 1958. Two techniques to achieve this are considered by Jennifer Nicholson in this Research Note: the inclusion in the Migration Act of a privative clause and the codification of the requirements of procedural fairness.

Like any other contract or agreement, free trade agreements can be a source for disputes. In this Research Note Thomas John outlines the resolution process spelt out in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement.