The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) recently released this report - Australia's Welfare 2007.

The report covers a range of topics including: children; youth and families; ageing and aged care; disability and disability services; housing for health and welfare; dynamics of homelessness; welfare services resources; and indicators of Australia's welfare.

On releasing the report, the AIHW questioned whether 15 years of increasing prosperity has been shared in Australia or led to a better quality of life.

Specifically, the AIHW raised concerns about levels of housing stress, homelessness, child abuse and violence, and the un-met needs of people with a disability.

Australia’s welfare 2007 can be downloaded from http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10527. 

The AIHW's media release that accompanied the publication of the report is available from http://www.aihw.gov.au/mediacentre/2007/mr20071206.cfm.