TY - Report AU - Richard Murray PY - 2012 T1 - A new federation with a cities and regional approach PB - Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) DO - https://doi.org/APO-32546 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/32546 AB - The Federation is the cornerstone of the Australian nation and at the very heart of our constitutional democracy, both historically and culturally. However, it is increasingly not working well and needs updating and modernising. The balance of power within the Federation has shifted increasingly to the centre, with an accompanying degree of resentment and distrust by the States and Territories. ER -