For China, a recurring issue affecting bilateral trade relations is Australia's anti-dumping rules. Over the last decade, imports from China have been subject to more anti-dumping action than those from any major industrialised or developing country. Michael Priestley examines Australia's anti-dumping rules as they apply to China and discusses the likely changes that will result...

0n 5 January 2005, Prime Minister Howard announced a $1 billion contribution to a newly formed Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development. These funds would be in addition to Australia's existing development cooperation program and would 'bring Australia's commitment to Indonesia to a total of $1.8 billion over five years'. Ravi Tomar discusses the major...

Since the earliest days of white settlement, Australia has benefited extensively from foreign investment, often helping to sustain vigorous growth rates and an enviable standard of living. But foreign investment in assets perceived to be of significant national strategic, economic, social or cultural value still raises substantial public concern. Jeffrey Robertson looks at the issues...

During the period 1949 to 2004, there have been 23 general elections for the House of Representatives and 22 Senate elections. Gerard Newman provides a summary of each election, together with tables summarising the results in each state and territory. A brief commentary on each election is also provided.

The ageing of Australia's population has been particularly apparent since the 1960s and is attributed to falling mortality and fertility rates combined with the effect of a baby boom generation as it moves into the older age brackets. For similar reasons the workforce has also been ageing, but over the past two decades at a...