This paper examines specialist family violence courts, discussing overseas developments and various Australian innovations. Several jurisdictions have recognised that family violence is an issue that needs to be addressed by the court system in a direct and particular way. Different models of specialised family violence courts have been established for this purpose, in Australia and...

The Central Coast region's economic future will be dependent on many factors, not least its proximity to Sydney, the impact of which is complex and varied. Until recently the Central Coast was not officially a region. While local inhabitants of the Gosford and Wyong local government areas popularly referred to their locality as the Central...

The NSW Workers Compensation Scheme has experienced many reforms over the past three decades. These changes have largely been made in response to fluctuations in the financial position of the Scheme. The most recent major reforms were enacted in 2001 when the Scheme had a deficit of over $2 billion. As outlined in a 2001...

The Reserve Bank has identified a number of major influences on the Australian economy at present: sovereign debt problems in Europe; changes in household spending patterns; softness in the housing market; the investment and terms of trade boom (business investment rose about 20% in the last year); and the high exchange rate. The Australian economy...

This paper identifies and describes the many committees of inquiry appointed by the first Legislative Council of the Colony of New South Wales in the first half of the nineteenth century. The work contains not only a comprehensive record of all the select committees in the first Legislative Council, listing committee members and witnesses examined...