State and territory governments
Discussion paper
Comes with the territory
This discussion paper argues that a straightforward way to ensure the Northern Territory has two House of Representatives seats is to increase the overall size of the House. He suggests that an increase of about 50% in the number of parliamentarians would make Australians better represented, increase the talent pool for ministries and committee chairs...
Blog post
Freedom of expression and the ban on Arabic in NSW prisons – analysing Hamzy v Commissioner of Corrective Services [2020] NSWSC 414
The NSW Supreme Court’s judgment in Hamzy v Commissioner of Corrective Services, handed down in April 2020, upholds the legality of NSW’s English-only rules on communication by 'extreme high risk restricted' (EHRR) inmates. It provides a rare insight into Australian judicial thinking about freedom of expression, racial and linguistic discrimination and what it means, legally...
Draft report
NSW Review of federal financial relations: draft report
This NSW Review of federal financial relations draft report sets out a blueprint for refreshing Australia’s 119-year-old federation.
Report
Victorian government report in multicultural affairs 2018-19
The purpose is to provide a snapshot of achievements in multicultural affairs from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 across the Victorian government.
Discussion paper
Great southern hand: state emergency economic responses to COVID-19
This report compiles state government spending in support of existing businesses and community organisations in response to the COVID-19 crisis. It does not consider health spending that directly relates to treating victims of the disease, but to the immediate efforts that state governments made to protect their existing economies and communities.