Morag Donaldson examines the main legislative provisions of the system of fault-based divorce which existed under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1959 and the main legislative provisions of the current system of no-fault divorce under the Family Law Act 1975.

Accounting separation provides separate accounts for wholesale and retail operations. The accounting separation regime has evolved into its current form over a number of years. Its legislative basis is section 151BU of the Trade Practices Act 1974 which enables the ACCC to make record keeping rules that require Telstra (and other telecommunications carriers) to provide...

The Attorney-General recently declared that the government had received advice that 'Lashkar-e-Taiba has links with Australia, and therefore does pose a threat to Australia and Australian interests'. Although the Attorney-General did not elaborate on the nature of the advice or the threat, the Indian High Commissioner to Australia also claimed India had intelligence reports linking...

The Census collects data on a broad range of social and economic aspects of the Australian population. This Current Issues Brief provides data on four summary indexes derived from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing.

Jacob Varghese provides a brief overview of some potential areas of Australian law that may be affected.