Voices of dissent in the age of emperor Kennett

Celebrates the company's artistic achievements and successes over the last two decades through interviews, essays and high quality images of key productions, and recounts its history, its evolving relationship with the embattled trade union movement, and its on-going engagement with working class, indigenous and migrant communities.

The prevalence and selected characteristics of non-fatal opioid overdoses attended by ambulance in Australia

Key Points
1. Ambulance attendance at non-fatal opioid overdose is a common event in mainland Australia (among heroin users in particular).
2. The monthly rate of non-fatal opioid overdose attended by ambulance was generally highest in Victoria (Melbourne) followed by NSW with the rates substantially lower in the remaining mainland states over the period Jan  1999 - Feb 2001.
3. Non-fatal opioid overdose victims were most likely to be male in all states with the proportion of males highest in Victoria (77%).
4. Non-fatal opioid overdose victims were aged around 28 years with ages lowest in WA (26) and highest in NSW (30).
5. The rates of transportation varied according to ambulance service practice across the states with around 94% of cases transported in WA and around 19% and 30% of cases transported in Melbourne and NSW respectively.

Mythform : the making of Nearamnew at Federation Square

Nearamnew is the name of a public artwork created at Federation Square, Melbourne. This is the story of how the artwork was conceived, developed and installed. It reproduces all the stories woven into the plaza, and explains where they come from, and how they were turned into 'concrete poems'.

Relative affordability

This research attempts to gauge the impact of "Melbourne 2030" policy on relative affordability within the Melbourne metropolitan area. Using price data over eight years, with reference to activity centre's and transport infrastructure. The results indicate this policy has, thus far, had little effect when measured at the suburb level.

Bingo: aleatório ou manipulado?

Analisar as principais opções de jogos ao alcance do apostador brasileiro, com uma ênfase maior nos Bingos. O interesse se deve essencialmente à mudança substancial no funcionamento dos Bingos após a introdução de máquinas caça-níqueis (também conhecidas como Vídeo-bingo). Essas máquinas atraíram (e viciaram) um número considerável de freqüentadores, e dessa forma mudaram a estratégia de funcionamento dos Bingos. O estudo descreverá a maneira como funcionava a operação dos Bingos antes do advento das máquinas de caça-níqueis, bem como seu funcionamento atual; investigará probabilisticamente as chances de um apostador nas máquinas de caça-níqueis; mencionará as estratégias dos Bingos através de uma análise probabilística do jogo de bingo e do comportamento do operador e demonstrará como um apostador pode presumivelmente obter lucro em partidas especiais de bingo. Finalizando o trabalho oferece algumas considerações finais sendo adotado para efeito comparativo, o Apêndice, que resume as chances e lucros esperados dos principais jogos de Cassino e Loteria.

Proceedings and Report of the Annual Meeting of the Society

Mode of access: Internet.

Flock book for British breeds of sheep in Australia.

Vol. <40>- in two parts: sec. 1, Longwool breeds; sec. 2, Shortwool breeds.

Risk Consumption: Children and Online Gaming. The Problem of “Responsible Gambling”

Online gambling is a popular activity among adolescents. However, there has been a notable increase in the number of young people who suffer or are on the verge of pathological gambling. We review the impact of online gambling on young people and discuss the desiderability of the concept of “gambling responsibly” in order to alert of their risks and effectively prevent access to minors. The main factors associated with pathological gambling are the age of start, the family environment, the infl uence of advertising, the consumption of stimulants, and the attitudes of the peer group. Both the government and the gaming industry itself should consider these factors and develop comprehensive plans that ensure a safe and controlled model game. In this context, advertising must take into account criteria of consumer protection knowing that even if they are not allowed, children can easily have access to online gambling. All agents involved, including public and social agents, must provide mechanisms for prevention and awareness of a problem that arouses little social consciousness and excessive carelessness.