Commonwealth financial assistance grants to local government take the forms of general purpose grants, and grants for roads known as identified local road grants. The level of assistance has been declining as a proportion of gross domestic product because the formula used to calculate assistance does not provide growth in the real level of per...

The focus of this paper is on the use of the Internet for the sexual solicitation of children, which is known as 'online grooming'. Typically, this relates to the use of the Internet with the intention to ‘procure’ a child to engage in sexual activity, either online or by means of a physical encounter offline...

This paper examines the latest research on the treatments, identifies gaps in this research and distinguishes the various treatments’ respective costs and benefits.

This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of anti-terrorism law. Emphasis is on Australian federal (Commonwealth) legislation. Links to Australian State and Territory legislation are also given, as well as significant overseas resources. The guide was prepared by the Federal Parliamentary Library and was last reviewed 12 May 2009.

This research report surveys the operation of three types of voting system – first past the post, preferential and proportional representation (single transferable vote) – in Australia.