The recent South Australian election saw the narrow defeat of the Liberal Government and the return of a minority Labor Government. Labor governs in controversial circumstances with the support of a former Liberal MHA, Peter Lewis. This Research Note discusses the campaign and its remarkable aftermath and is companion to a discussion on DPL Audio...

Jennifer McKay writes that the early Europeans perceived water and land in Australia in ways that led them to over-allocate and overuse water. As a result of this misperception Australians as a whole need to devise new policies to ensure that water allocation is within principles requiring environmental, social and economic sustainability. This will involve...

Executive Summary

At any time, around 15 per cent of Australia’s 20,000 prisoners are on remand, that is, they are in custody but have not been sentenced. They are held in custody to ensure they will appear in court to answer charges, or to protect the community, or victims, or witnesses. Many people on remand do not...