In many ways the election was a re-run of the election held in Victoria just 16 weeks before. A Labor government's popularity had remained solid since the previous election: a popular, but policy-cautious premier retained a high degree of community support; the Liberal Party had undermined, then replaced, its leader relatively late in the parliamentary...

Transcript of address by Patricia Reeve, Executive Director, National Policy Secretariat, COTA. The author re-visits some endemic issues in the community and the service system, in the hope we can draw on previous learning, in aged care, disability services and consumer participation to inform new initiatives in a changing environment. In this address the author...

Should someone with a criminal record be able to stand for political office? What about someone actually in jail? Should it depend on their crime? This Current Issues Brief outlines the issues, and reviews some of the many examples of political figures who have had both crime and candidacy in their careers.

This presentation first addresses the role of new communication and information technologies (C and ITs) in building sustainable and inclusive rural communities; factors in community adoption and use of C and IT initiatives; the role of participatory planning and evaluation in making C and IT initiatives more sustainable and successful; and the strengths and limitations...

The key factors in promoting resident participation in renewal are community development approaches that start with local people, identify local issues and give residents the confidence and skills to influence their communities writes Bill Randolph.