Rowena Johns summarises key events in the development of the jury system in New South Wales. She looks at the types of courts and cases that involves juries, and at current jury procedures, and provides an overview of current issues including the impact of prejudicial publicity on juries, the question of majority verdicts and the...

This major research project aims to go beyond predictable exhortations for business to 'clean up its act' and embrace sustainable development practices. Suzy Goldsmith and Danny Samson examined leading companies of all sizes across a range of industries to try to better understand the connection between sustainable development and long-term business success. They argue that...

The Community Development Employment Projects scheme employs around 35,000 Indigenous Australians and accounts for over one-quarter of total Indigenous employment. Jon Altman and Matthew Gray review the evidence on the social and economic impacts of the scheme, and argue that the scheme should continue to be supported and resourced.

Jon Altman and Mike Dillon explore the role of government as risk manager for commercial development and resource management on Indigenous land, and outline the principles that must underpin any intervention program. They propose a new investment scheme to assist development and natural resource management on the growing Indigenous estate which ensures that commercial and...

This book presents an innovative analysis of the notion of culture applied to territorial and local development.