In July 2007 the Roads and Traffic Authority in New South Wales released its discussion paper, Licensing of older drivers, in relation to which submissions were invited from the community over the next three months. The main purpose of this paper is to assist the current debate by presenting an overview of the relevant research...

This site contains the results of all elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since the first general election under Responsible Government in 1856. It contains seat by seat results for every election, overall totals, summaries for each election, results for all by-elections, a complete set if indexes by district and candidate, as well...

According to the 2006 Census, over 22 per cent of the Australian population were born overseas; and almost 14 per cent of the population were born in a non-English speaking country. Almost 16 per cent of the population spoke a language other than English at home. About 5 per cent of the population were affiliated...

Issues relating to election finance were prominent in the lead up to the NSW general election in March 2007. This paper reviews proposals for reform and surveys arrangements in other states, federally and in some other comparable countries.

Domestic violence is an issue that permeates all levels of society. It is difficult to accurately estimate the true incidence of domestic violence in society as most incidents are not reported to police and some victims may attempt to deny or hide its reality. Access Economics believes that approximately 1.6 million women in Australia have...