On 20 November 2007 then members of the Liberal Party were involved in the distribution of unauthorised election material. This report proposes changes to electoral law to strengthen the prohibition on such activity.

Human capital theory supports the view that people with higher levels of education and lower incidences of chronic illness should have higher labour productivity. This paper examines the Australian evidence. Hourly wages can be used as an indicator of labour productivity. While wages are likely to be a reasonable indicator of the effects of education...

Government should invest research funding in high priority areas such as soil carbon sequestration. The report also recommends the Government to develop a strategy to capture, evaluate and disseminate farmer driven innovations such as the use of perennial grasses, holistic management grazing, engineered woodlands and other options that have a significant capacity to increase the...

This discussion paper set out major topics for the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce including examining the scope and timing of major resources projects; analysing the expected demand for labour and consider supply issues; and developing a plan to address labour and skills shortage issues in the sector.

This report recommends a fundamental overhaul in the way the nation approaches and supports workforce development at a national, industry and enterprise level. Australia risks missing out on the full benefits of future global economic growth and the dividends from its investment in education unless it commits to a significant increase in the workforce participation...