In one of his first acts as Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2007. [1] Under this international agreement, Australia is committed to maintaining its national greenhouse gas emissions at (or below) 108 per cent of...

This paper analyses data from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing for the NSW State Electoral Districts (SED). Data was provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in relation to the State electoral boundaries as redistributed in 2007. A profile is included for each SED giving details of population and other selected census characteristics...

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...

The Little Book of Public Libraries is for people who love libraries and want to share their passion with others. If you are already a library champion, this book will give you key messages that you can pass on to friends and colleagues. If not it will open your eyes to the valuable contribution libraries...

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. Image: billh18 / Flickr