This briefing paper summarises the legislative and administrative arrangements for water management in rural NSW. Water regulation commenced in NSW with the Water Act 1912. Substantial water reforms have taken place within the past 20 years, with the Commonwealth Government playing a major role.

This report includes a blueprint for reform, covering: a more robust disclosure scheme; election spending limits; contribution limits (with an exemption for membership fees); stricter regulation of fund-raisers; a Party and Candidate Support Fund; and enhanced accountability of government advertising.

Over the past two decades there have been at least ten examples of this political phenomenon in the Australian states and territories. This paper looks at those instances in which a minority government has been based on an agreement, charter or accord between major parties on one side and minor parties and/or Independents on the...

This paper reviews the current state of play in NSW with respect to the public and private funding of political parties and examines the possibility of instituting bans or caps on political donations and/or campaign expenditure. The paper also builds on the issues considered in the earlier publication, Political Donations Law Update (0) (PDF). Image...

The Queensland Government has launched a discussion paper on the future of education as part of its plan to provide all Queensland children with a flying start in life. Queenslanders are encouraged to have their say on the proposals in the paper.