The ABC's election analyst, Antony Green, summarises amendments to NSW electoral boundaries and the names of proposed electoral districts in the most recent stage of the redistribution process in that state.

In June 2004, the NSW government released an exposure draft Workplace Surveillance Bill 2004 for public consultation. This Bill would extend the regulatory scheme in the Workplace Video Surveillance Act to two other forms of surveillance: tracking surveillance, and (2) computer surveillance, including monitoring of employees' emails and internet browsing. Employers would be required to...

Australia's population is ageing as a result of increased life expectancies, declining fertility rates, lower mortality rates and the impact of migration levels. The economic effect of an older Australia is expected to be significant, particularly as greater demands are placed on the health and housing systems. Talina Drabsch explores some of the issues associated...

In this briefing paper Rowena Johns outlines the health benefits and detriments of cannabis use; summarises medical cannabis laws and programs operating in a range of overseas jurisdictions; and traces the development of a proposal to authorise the medical use of cannabis in New South Wales.

Prison privatisation emerged in the United States in the mid 1980s and quickly spread to Australia and the United Kingdom. In the US, there are now over 100 private prisons in 31 states and the federal system, in the UK there are 11 private prisons, and in Australia there are seven. Queensland and Victoria each...