This article explains more about the author's 2020 study on the accessibility, quality and uptake of government communications about COVID-19 in languages other than English.

The Australian Parliament and the community need to be confident that public funds are being used to meet the genuine information needs of the community. The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Finance’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian government’s campaign advertising framework.

This research shows that the vast majority of Australians (84%) support the introduction of rigorous truth in political advertising laws, which could force untruthful claims to be removed or retracted during election campaigns or see political parties that breach the law hit with fines or reductions in their public funding.

This Senate report recommends that the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014 be rejected by the Senate. Overview The Senate Education and Employment References Committees' inquiry and report looked at: (a) the principles of the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014; (b) alternatives to deregulation in order to maintain a sustainable higher education...

This research note updates the details of federal government expenditure provided in June 2004. The controversy over the Howard government's WorkChoices advertising campaign is also outlined, and the findings of the Senate inquiry into government advertising.