This paper summarises the history and various jurisdictions of industrial relations in Australia. SUMMARY Constitutional Foundations: For most of the 20th century, Commonwealth industrial relations law was based on the conciliation and arbitration power of the Commonwealth Constitution (s 51(xxxv)). This head of power provides that the Commonwealth may make laws with respect to the...

Most efforts to assess the performance of parliamentary committees have focused on anecdotal reporting, which is unreliable. This paper argues that it is both possible and valuable to assess their impact quantitatively. The few studies that have collected quantitative information have been small in scale and have not used recognised sampling methods. The approach suggested...

This report provides background to the Draft National Primary Health Care Strategy as well as providing evidence to support future investment in, and reform of, the primary health care system. The report also examines key issues that were raised under the ten individual Elements of the National Primary Health Care Strategy discussion paper, Towards a...

This issues paper is intended as a guide to those interested in making a submission to the Government 2.0 taskforce currently underway.

In his address at the Adelaide Ideas Festival John Daley argues that the first thing we must get right is to put a value on the long-term. And to make sure the important things happen, we may need to select fewer priorities for change. The second number we need to improve is our educational outcomes...