This paper sets out a history of mineral and petroleum ownership and royalties in NSW as a background to the debate concerning recent changes to State royalties and Federal mining tax regimes. The timelines provided start at 1906, the point at which the first consolidated mining legislation was introduced. While the majority of the paper...

This paper sets out the background to this proposed legislation, looking at the development of the relevant statutory law, along with the debate about the use of drug sniffer dogs. On 19 September 2012 the NSW Attorney General, Greg Smith, introduced into the Legislative Assembly a Bill to extend the scope of the use of...

This paper examines the trade relationship between the state of New South Wales and the European Union, and has an added section specifically focusing on trade with the United Kingdom. In earlier e-briefs, the NSW Parliamentary Research Service examined the trading relationship between NSW and the emerging economies of China and India, and with the...

This paper contains a selection of education, family and community statistical indicators for New South Wales. It aims to provide a snapshot of trends, with a focus on the overall situation in NSW. Where relevant, comparisons are made to the situation in the other Australian States and Territories. This paper updates the education and community...

This paper provides a statistical snapshot of indicators relevant to mining in New South Wales, including the quantity and value of mineral production, mineral consumption, mining export data, employment in mining, mineral income and royalties, major mining projects, mining lease entitlements, mining safety statistics and mining businesses. Mineral production and export statistics are described based...