This study investigates discrimination against breastfeeding mothers by childcare services in Australia. We conducted a cross sectional survey of 178 Australian childcare services from a population based sample during 2011-12. Analysis examined the awareness of relevant legislation and reported...

Despite the distinctiveness of Australia’s tax transfer system and its ‘wage earners’ welfare state approach to social protection, it is unclear what redistributional role taxation has played and why it evolved the way it did. Understanding how governments managed redistribution in a...

Since ancient times, governments have regulated the extent and conditions under which gambling is permitted. Governments also developed an early financial interest in legalising gambling, realising that certain forms of gambling were a productive base for taxation. These dual roles of government...