This paper examines the varied issues raised by the Restoration of Oaths of Allegiance Bill 2011. On 11 November 2011 the Constitution Amendment (Restoration of Oaths of Allegiance) Bill 2011 [the Restoration of Oaths of Allegiance Bill] was introduced in the Legislative Council, sponsored by the Reverend the Hon Fred Nile. The Second Reading speech...

This paper canvasses opinions and issues arising from the proposed ban on political donations from third party interest groups in the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment Bill 2011, currently before the NSW Parliament, with particular reference to the implied freedom of political communication under the Commonwealth Constitution. One point to make is that significant...

This short paper discusses the constitutional issues associated with the proposed amendments in the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment Bill 2011 relating to caps on electoral expenditure. Significant issues of interpretation remain to be clarified in relation to the implied freedom of political communication. Furthermore, the issues identified in this paper can only be...

This paper, the fifth in the Social Indicators series published by the NSW Parliamentary Library, provides a snapshot of public administration and politics in NSW. While the focus is on NSW, relevant information is provided on the other States and Territories to assist in providing appropriate context and perspective for the NSW data. Section one...

On 6 January 2012, the ABC reported that "the New South Wales Government is currently reviewing the royalty holiday for coal seam gas developments." It was further reported that the NSW Government has not released a timeframe for when a decision would be made. As of 17 January 2012, all onshore petroleum developments in NSW...