When one considers the range of services and regulatory functions performed by local government, it is not surprising that issues concerned with this third tier of government are never far from the political agenda. These include concerns about governance and accountability, the delivery of infrastructure, revenue and funding arrangements and, at the top end of...

This statistical indicators publication sets out NSW regional labour force trends on an annual basis for the period January 2008 to January 2013. It uses data from the ABS publication, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed – Electronic Delivery, Jan 2013, which starts in November 2007. Following the methodology adopted by the Department of Education, Employment and...

In the lead up to the March 2011 State election, the NSW Liberals and Nationals Fisheries Policy Statement, "Securing Sustainable, Viable and Healthy Fisheries", stated that their policy was "to ensure we have a strong and viable commercial fishing industry". Following on from this commitment, in March 2012 a review team, commissioned by the Minister...

Phase one of the Australian Curriculum (English, Mathematics, Science and History) will start to be implemented in years K to 10 in NSW schools in 2014. 2013 is a year for familiarisation, planning and training for NSW teachers in preparation for its introduction next year. This represents the culmination of attempts to introduce a common...

This paper reports on ten-year trends in NSW State finances between 2003/04 and 2012/13 (inclusive). For some of the key indicators, the paper also shows trends for the last two (53rd and 54th) Parliaments, and for the first two years of the current (55th) Parliament. This paper sets out the key trends but only briefly...