In a discussion of relevant issues, this paper includes background information, an overview of the main provisions of the Bill, and information on anti-corruption commissions in other Australian jurisdictions.

Access to affordable dental care remains out of reach for many Australians. Recent reports have highlighted the extent of ongoing problems with access to affordable dental care. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has recently reported that among Australian children, nearly half have dental decay. Meanwhile, a report commissioned by the Brotherhood of St...

Somalia is currently at a tipping point and needs greater support from the international community to move forward. Over the last two decades, Somalia has been characterised by armed conflict and lawlessness, and often associated with famine, extremism, piracy, kidnapping, internally displaced persons, and refugees. In this time, numerous United Nations and intergovernmental task forces...

This paper gives an overview of rises in private health insurance premiums over the last decade. Early each year the Health Minister announces the average increase to health insurance premiums following the Government’s assessment of applications for increases from health insurers. This announcement invariably attracts considerable media attention. Insurers may subsequently advise their members that...

This paper presents a brief introduction to the structure, ideological underpinnings and policies of the Australian Greens, and includes a brief history of the development of Green politics internationally and in Australia. • In 2008 the Parliamentary Library published The rise of the Australian Greens which discussed the emergence of environmental politics in Australia, analysed...