This guide provides links to selected sources of financial assistance to community groups. It does not include links to scholarships, fellowships or research grants.

Contains the results of the House of Representatives election held on 7 September 2013 and the half-Senate elections held on 7 September 2013 (all states and territories except Western Australia) and 5 April 2014 (Western Australia). Executive summary this paper provides a comprehensive set of statistical tables regarding the 2013 Federal election held on Saturday...

This Quick Guide provides an overview of the Australian naval shipbuilding industry since the 2013 federal election. Specifically, three key questions are addressed: What is the current status of naval shipbuilding and sustainment within Australia? What are the positions of Australian political parties and independents regarding naval shipbuilding? What is likely to be done in...

This paper presents an overview of Australia's principal public broadcaster, the ABC, with reference to its origins, current composition and functions and its vision for a viable future within a changing media environment. The paper also makes reference to some of the controversies which have been integral to long-running discussion about the ABC - allegations...

This paper examines proposed internet filtering policies in Australia from the 1990s to 2014 and discusses some of their ideological underpinnings. Executive summary The Internet is a revolutionary source of information and its dissemination; and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals without regard for geographic location. Since its inception, however, concerns have been...