In the 24 months to June 2014, no major crime categories in New South Wales showed a significant upward trend across the state as a whole. Seven of the major offences showed significant downward trends: robbery without a weapon (down 18.7%); break and enter dwelling (down 10.5%); break and enter non-dwelling (down 14.6%); motor vehicle...

Discusses the implications of two Bills both dealing with voting in local government elections for the City of Sydney. Overview On 14 August 2014 two Private Members’ Bills were introduced in the NSW Parliament, both dealing with voting in local government elections for the City of Sydney, specifically as this relates to non-residents. One Bill...

Overview: This briefing paper provides an overview of wholesale and retail electricity prices in New South Wales and more broadly in the National Electricity Market. The specific causes of electricity price movements over recent years are discussed, as are consumption and supply forecasts. This is the first of a series of companion briefing papers related...

Summary: This statistical indicators publication sets out labour force trends for the 13 regions of Regional NSW for the period May 2000 to May 2014. It is a companion paper to the Research Service publications, Labour force trends in Greater Sydney and NSW regional labour force trends by labour force indicator. The ABS releases labour...

Summary: This statistical indicators publication sets out NSW regional labour force trends by labour force indicator for the period May 2000 to May 2014. It is a companion paper to the Research Service publications, Labour force trends in Greater Sydney and Labour force trends in Regional NSW. The ABS releases labour force data for the...