This paper reports on a policy roundtable considering privacy legislation reforms prohibiting the targeting of children except where it is in their best interests. It makes recommendations on implementing the best interests principle, including developing clear guidelines to assess what best interests mean in practice.

This Bill Brief outlines how the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) is currently structured, highlights some of the key points from recent reviews, and explains how the proposed new agency will work. This paper should not be considered a complete guide to the subject, but it examines a few key issues raised about the management...

The Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023 aims to expand upon the 2022 ban on the public display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz, or ‘hooked cross’ (also known as the ‘Nazi swastika’), to include other Nazi symbols and ban the display or performance of the Nazi salute in public. This Bill Brief outlines the...

This inquiry report examines the effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness of Part 3 of the Future Drought Fund Act 2019. Part 3 covers the processes for allocating funding to activities that support drought resilience.

While the Bail Act 1977 includes the general entitlement to bail, amendments to the Act in 2013, 2016 and 2017-8 made it harder for some alleged offenders to be granted bail. This paper examines some of the recent amendments to the Act and outlines some of the consequences of these changes. It also outlines selected...