While the calling of an election is partly a matter of political judgement and timing, a constitutional and legislative framework governs the electoral timetables and processes. Rob Lundie outlines the factors governing the dates of the next elections in each state and federally.

Internationally, non-potable reuse is widely practiced but to what extent will these schemes be implemented in Australia, asks Sophia Dimitriadis.

In this revised research brief, Gerard Newman discusses the 141 by-elections for the House of Representatives since Federation, including the most recent for the New South Wales division of Werriwa. Appendices give a full set of by-election figures.

The federal government plans to repeal the Workplace Relations Act either in part or in full, replacing key sections with either new or minimal prescriptions, possibly introducing ancillary legislation to the Act. This chronology, prepared by Stephen O'Neill, Indra Kuruppu and Barbara Harris, provides key dates and links to key documents since the federal election...

During the 2004 election campaign the Howard government announced that it would introduce a 30 per cent Child Care Tax Rebate (CCTR) for out-of-pocket child care costs. The legislation that will enable the introduction of the CCTR was introduced in to federal parliament in late June this year. Greg McIntosh outlines its scope and impact.