How important is it to keep counting the number of women in public office and trying to increase their numbers? Recent controversy suggests that some people think the time for monitoring gender gaps is over, writes Marian Sawer.

The Victorian Electoral Commissions report on the 2010 Victorian state election. The 2010 Victorian state election brought a change of government. This report provides detailed analysis of the election, its procedures and processes.

The issue of parliamentary salaries, allowances and entitlements generates public discussion and attracts media opinion. This background note provides relevant data, hyperlinks and documents on the remuneration of Australian federal parliamentarians. Please note that this background note is not a discussion of the history and development of entitlements policy. Nor does it argue the merits...

This the Australian Government's official response to the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime.

The periodic redrawing of electoral boundaries is required by law to maintain electoral divisions of roughly equal enrolment size within a state or territory. Redrawing of boundaries is known as a redistribution. During the expected life of the 43rd Parliament there will be redistributions in Victoria and South Australia because of the seven year provision...