This paper presents the results of a conference and workshop on legal aspects of the power to detain, processes for transferring a detainee to either another armed force or the local law enforcement authorities, and the legal regimes applicable to this category of noninternational armed conflict. On 15 and 16 December 2011 a conference and...

This report provides a statistical overview of illicit drug arrests and seizures as well as profiling the current situation, national impact and the emerging trends and threats of illicit drugs in Australia. The report brings together illicit drug data from a variety of sources including law enforcement, health and academia. This is the only report...

This background note examines how planning of the national capital can facilitate better living outcomes for the city and its growing population. It also considers how Canberra compares to other world capitals and why it deserves a higher profile and contends that improved urban design has the potential to raise the image of this planned...

This research report for the study on the impacts of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reforms: Business Regulation and Vocational Education and Training (VET). The report has three sections detailing an overview, Business Regulation and VET. Effective economic reform promotes productivity growth and improvements in living standards. The implementation of Australia’s National Competition Policy...

This series of breifing papers details the new budget's impact on a range of policy areas. These policy briefs are being gradually uploaded by the Parliamentary Library as of 11 May 2012, and cover the following areas: Arts and media Climate change, energy and the environment Commonwealth-State relations Corporate governance Defence Education Foreign affairs Health...