Australia needs a comprehensive strategy for our ageing society.

Tessa Meyrick looks at the Howard Government’s legislative legacy, in the context of refugee law.

There are pitfalls in giving advance statements the force of law, writes John Chesterman.

For most members of the Stolen Generations, pursuing a civil claim through the courts is technically impossible or simply too painful, writes Robin Banks.

In the 1980s, the Australian federal cabinet began dealing with climate change but the momentum had been lost by the time Labor left office. This brief paper examines the history of climate change policy in Australia, and in particular, how much progress took place in the late 1980s to move Australia towards a carbon-constrained economy.