This Background Note focuses on citizenship within the context of Commonwealth legislation and does not attempt an analysis of the meaning of Australian citizenship or different theories of citizenship.

Family homelessness is increasing in Australia, and this report details how homelessness affects the everyday experiences of women with children. It examines how homelessness affects citizenship: the ways in which women understand and negotiate rights and responsibilities, belonging and participation. The research was undertaken in a context in which homelessness amongst families is increasing, with...

The 2009 Australian and New Zealand Communications Association conference (ANZCA09), held at QUT in Brisbane from July 8-10, 2009, brought together 242 communications researchers from 20 countries. The papers from the ANZCA09 conference that are in this collection have been subject to double-blind peer reviewing prior to inclusion in this volume. They bring together contributions...

A collection of 17 essays, written around the centenary of Federation, telling the story of how Parliament has fashioned and reworked the intentions of those who crafted the Constitution. Produced by the Parliamentary Library, Commonwealth of Australia. 1. Federal Parliament's Changing Role in Treaty Making and External Affairs [ HTML] ( PDF (22)) Research Paper...

ON 22 September last year, in a sunny room in the Sydney Convention Centre overlooking Darling Harbour, the official inquiry into what has become known as the Haneef Affair held its only major public proceeding. This “community forum” owed its existence to a commitment given by the attorney-general, Robert McClelland, when he announced the inquiry...