Election 2022 – the Teal Independents
The ‘Teal Independents’ supported by Climate 200 are making a [...]
Election 2022 – the ALP and its Promises
We recently looked at how the Coalition went in their [...]
Election 2022 – What did the Coalition do in government and what will they do next
The last post in this series looked at how well [...]
Election 2022 – What the Coalition promised in 2019 and how did they go?
The Liberal-National Coalition is seeking a third consecutive term of [...]
Thoughts on the Aged Care Royal Commission (2)
Governance This second article on the Aged Care Royal Commission[1] [...]
Thoughts on the Aged Care Royal Commission (1)
The Government has received the Royal Commission into Aged Care [...]
After COAG – Creating a Clear Pathway for Intergovernmental Decision Making – Possible Improvements
Australia has what is known as a ‘executive federalism’ system [...]
After COAG – Creating a Clear Pathway for Intergovernmental Decision Making – Possible Issues
The previous article introduced the Conran report[1] and identified some [...]
After COAG – Creating a Clear Pathway for Intergovernmental Decisions Making- Introduction
The Government has published the Review of COAG Councils and [...]
The Federal Budget – a Focus on Tax, Infrastructure, Regulation and Manufacturing
The Budget was handed down on 6 October. The broad [...]
From COAG to National Cabinet- the Council on Federal Financial Relations
The Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) has a lot [...]
From COAG to National Cabinet – Will the New Structure Work?
As the Victorian Parliament’s Federal-State Relations Committee observed in 1998, [...]
From COAG to National Cabinet – the National Federation Reform Structure
The Prime Minister, amongst others, has expressed the view that [...]
From COAG to National Cabinet – Regulatory Reform
As the Prime Minister told the press club on 26 [...]
From COAG to National Cabinet – Introduction
The time after the Morrison Government’s re-election can be divided [...]
The Government Of Quiet Australians (2)
This is the second of two articles discussing some of [...]
The Government Of The Quiet Australians
The election is now over. The Liberal Party’s sensible [...]
The ALP Policy Offering: Bold or Reckless?
The Labor Party provided a bold policy approach at this [...]
The Liberal Party’s Sensibly Centrist Campaign
The election is nearly over. The Liberal Party has rolled [...]
Australia’s ‘Bull Moose’ Moment
One of the interesting aspects of the 2019 Federal election [...]
LABOR AND FTAs
We recently looked at the ALP policy relating to the [...]
The Australian Executive Federalism Model – National Competition Policy Returneth
The increased likelihood of a Labor win at the next [...]
Parliament’s First Week Back
Parliament has resumed for the Winter sittings. Two events [...]
Franchising Under Review
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services [...]
Senate Musical Chairs
Between citizenship failings and party failing outs the party [...]
The More or Less TPP Moves Forward
The Australian Government will sign the On 3 March [...]
Welcome To The New Website; Welcome To The New Blog
After a little while (12 years!!) the K.M. Corke [...]