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.

This background note provides a brief overview of the rules for determining the next Commonwealth, state and territory elections. It lists the date of the next election where this is fixed, or, where appropriate, the earliest and latest possible dates on which it may occur.

Some dubbed last year's Federal poll "the Internet election", but research by the Australian Centre for Public Communication shows the net still has far to go in shaping the fortunes of our parliament.Some dubbed last year's Federal poll "the Internet election", but research shows the net still has far to go in shaping the fortunes...

An analysis of summary data for the total population, the 0 to 14 years age group, and the 65 and over age group are presented in the tables in this online-only report.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) commissioned the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to consider the economic case for and against privatisation of electricity assets in NSW. The report, Electricity supply in NSW: alternatives to privatisation, reviews Australian and international experiences with electricity privatisation, critically examines the case...