The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the current debate in NSW about extending police powers to take forensic samples for DNA testing. This debate has intensified over the past few months, due in part to the announcements made by the Police Minister, Hon Paul Whelan MP and the reported comments...

This primer is intended as a brief guide to the Knowledge Economy for people in business and government who need a succinct summary of its major features and implications. It has been prepared by Professors John Houghton and Peter Sheehan of Victoria University's Centre for Strategic Economic Research (CSES), who have drawn on research undertaken...

One proposal to reduce gun-related death and injury is the establishment of a register of prohibited persons – a “black list” of citizens suspected of mental instability or anti-social behaviour. These people could then be denied a firearms licence. Despite years of promotion by pro-gun lobby groups world-wide, no country or state has created such...