The Australian Parliament recently tightened section 93 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act to provide that a person serving a sentence of three years or more may not vote in national elections. Australia is not the only democratic country to debate the question of continued felon disenfranchisement. Richard L. Hasen discusses the very different situation in...

In the post-Vietnam era, no Australian government has placed such faith in the unbounded nature of American power, or in the rationality of American policymakers, as has the Howard government. Chris Reus-Smit discusses the character and implications of the government's approach to American power.

This is one of a number of Information and Research Services Products being developed to address various facets of the proposed Free Trade Agreement and which will be progressively released over coming weeks. David Richardson looks at how the agreement treats foreign investment.

Jacob Varghese provides a brief overview of some potential areas of Australian law that may be affected.

This Research Note explains how the US Presidency is decided.