Carbon (dioxide) capture and storage (CCS) has been proposed as a potential solution to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases cause a warming of the Earth's atmosphere. The most abundant greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO2). The current concentration of CO2 in the atmospheric far exceeds the natural range over the last 650,000 years...

The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to review international legal and administrative developments relating to older people, specifically the establishment of the first Commissioner for Older People in Wales. The Welsh model: The question of establishing a statutory, independent Commissioner for Older People has been raised in a number of jurisdictions, notably Wales and...

This briefing paper reviews international legal and administrative developments relating to older people, specifically the establishment of the first Commissioner for Older People in Wales.

Clarence Valley in northern NSW has launched an Australian first with Council adopting the Clarence Creative business plan. The aim is to build a cluster that enhances marketing, product development, and business capacity whilst establishing the Clarence Valley as a creative hub. A volunteer working group has supported the project, the first of its type...

This paper provides an analysis of the results of the 2007 New South Wales election, updating the preliminary analysis published as Background Paper No. 2/07 in May 2007. This final version completes the analysis of two-party preferred vote and includes new research on the distribution of preferences under optional preferential voting.