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After COAG – Creating a Clear Pathway for Intergovernmental Decision Making – Possible Improvements

Australia has what is known as a ‘executive federalism’ system of government. As Brian Galligan has said: Federalism that divides government between separate spheres, especially when such division is heavily concurrent as in the Australian case, requires extensive inter-governmental relations and arrangements. The resultant system of 'executive federalism' entails dealings between the Commonwealth and State [...]

By Kerry Corke| 2020-12-16T10:06:36+11:00 December 16th, 2020|COAG, Federalism, Governments, Regulation|0 Comments

After COAG – Creating a Clear Pathway for Intergovernmental Decision Making – Possible Issues

The previous article introduced the Conran report[1] and identified some issues requiring further consideration. These are now discussed. The National Federation Reform Council held on 11 December 2020 established the priorities of the National Cabinet Reform Committees (NCRC) for 2021: As Conran says: National Cabinet will stand up and task these NCRCs with high priority [...]

By Kerry Corke| 2020-12-16T09:46:50+11:00 December 16th, 2020|COAG, Federalism, Governments, National Cabinet|0 Comments

From COAG to National Cabinet – Will the New Structure Work?

As the Victorian Parliament’s Federal-State Relations Committee observed in 1998, Prime Minister Hawke expressed a commitment to improving intergovernmental decision-making, following a particularly acrimonious Financial Premiers Conference in June 1990. The first step was to propose a number of procedural changes to the Premiers Conference itself, with the intention to reduce its ad hoc nature, [...]

By Kerry Corke| 2020-08-31T14:48:44+10:00 August 31st, 2020|Federalism, Governments, National Cabinet|0 Comments

From COAG to National Cabinet – the National Federation Reform Structure

The Prime Minister, amongst others, has expressed the view that COAG is a place where good ideas go to die. On 29 May 2020, the PM said: COAG is no more. It has been replaced by a completely new system and that new system is focused on the success that has been yielded by the [...]

By Kerry Corke| 2020-08-31T14:25:12+10:00 August 31st, 2020|COAG, Federalism, Governments, National Cabinet|0 Comments