20 May 2006 marks the sixth anniversary of Timorese independence. In this e-brief Susan Harris-Rimmer and Effi Tomaras give a brief summary of the transitional justice mechanisms employed in the case of Timor and the results so far.

This electronic brief provides links to web-based information and full-text articles relevant to selected countries having national elections in 2006. The brief will cover all elections held in the Pacific region, but coverage will be selective for Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Each election is unique, but the 2006 South Australian and Tasmanian elections had several features which were relevant to the analysis of such elections. Scott Bennett looks at each of the electoral contests separately, then makes some general observations about state elections in this country.

In this address to Morgan Stanley Analysts, Ed Willett describes how, in light of the Minister for Communications’ discussion paper Meeting the digital challenge, the ACCC is considering how the Trade Practices Act would apply to cross media mergers in the event that the proposed reforms are adopted.

Economic reforms of the recent decades have helped improve Australia's productivity level relative to the United States and narrow the productivity gap, and additional reforms could help narrow the gap further. But in the long run, according to Graeme Davis and Jyoti Rahman, Australia's productivity growth will be primarily determined by technological progress at the...