The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs currently allocates around 130,000 to 140,000 migration places each year – the highest level in twenty years. In 2005–06, 97,500 places have been allocated for skilled migration, the largest number ever allocated. In this e-brief Janet Phillips provides an overview of Australia’s skilled migration program and a guide...

Introduction Although Australia's media ownership laws have remained unchanged for over a decade, debate on the desirability of reform has continued unabated. This debate has been fuelled by the advent of new media technologies, a number of inquiries proposing regulatory changes, and the self-interest of those media organisations that report the controversy. The Government has...

20 May 2006 marks the sixth anniversary of Timorese independence. In this e-brief Susan Harris-Rimmer and Effi Tomaras give a brief summary of the transitional justice mechanisms employed in the case of Timor and the results so far.

Each election is unique, but the 2006 South Australian and Tasmanian elections had several features which were relevant to the analysis of such elections. Scott Bennett looks at each of the electoral contests separately, then makes some general observations about state elections in this country.

This electronic brief provides links to web-based information and full-text articles relevant to selected countries having national elections in 2006. The brief will cover all elections held in the Pacific region, but coverage will be selective for Asia, Europe and the Middle East.