The mysterious case of Carter Brown: Or, who really killed the Australian author?

Considers the exporting of intellectual property and the ways Sydney publisher Horwits Publications, author Alan Geoffrey Yates and multinational conglomerate Signet negotiated geographical and cultural boundaries to produce one of Australia's successful literary exports. Evolution of Australian paperback publishers to hardcover publishers; Details of a contract for Yates' Peter Carter Brown novels; Procedure followed in editing novels of Yates submitted to Horwitz and Signet; Marketing campaign for Signet in the U.S.; Impact of the pressure of writing deadlines on the quality of the novels.

Issues in training in clinical psychology in Australia: Interplay between training goals and legal standards of practice

Training models in clinical psychology vary across regions, as do the laws that regulate professional practice in psychology. Standards for practice and for entry into professional practice may endure past the point of utility in the face of changing health-care systems and evolving international considerations. Herein the authors review aspects of the Australian 4-year training model, including qualifications for entry to the profession, supervision, and the influence of the profession and the universities in maintaining and in changing to a new training model. Aspects of training in clinical psychology in Australia are also discussed, and the Australian and New Zealand accreditation models are contrasted. Suggestions on ways to move forward are offered.