Australasian Parliamentary Review

Spring 2005. Vol 20, No. 2

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News and Notes, Elaine Thompson, Editor

Goodbye Donald Horne

The Kable Doctrine and State Legislative Power Over State Courts, Fiona Wheeler

A PREVIEW OF THE ASPG 2005 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON PARLIAMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Address: The Role of Parliamentary Committee Witnesses in the Foundation of Australia, Andrew Tink

Statutory Corporations: Parliamentary Oversight of Statutory Authorities: A Post-Uhrig Perspective, Roger Wettenhall

Elections and Voting: Colin's Costly Canal and Labor's Window of Opportunity: The 2005 Western Australian Election, David Black & Harry Phillips

A Short Report: The 2005 Northern Territory Election, Dean Jaensch

Electoral Reform as a Tonic for Referenda and Federalism: A Response to Professor Craven, Graeme Orr

Democracy and Parliament: Report on E-Democracy Talk by Professor Stephen Coleman, Kevin Rozzoli

An example for others: The Swinburne Chair in Parliamentary Democracy

The Democratic Audit of Australia

Politicians and Political Cynicism More or Less?, Kate Jones

Reducing Parliament and Minority Government in Tasmania: Strange Bedfellows Make Politics - Badly, Richard A Herr

Access to Published or Publishable Information from Departments of State: The Convention in 'Washminster'-Style Parliaments, June Verrier

The Book Pages

Acknowledgments

The Australasian Study of Parliament Group wishes to express its gratitude to the following businesses and departments for their generous support for the activities of the Group, especially publication of Australasian Parliamentary Review.

• Macquarie Bank
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• QANTAS
• Department of the House of Representatives
• Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff
• Department of the Parliamentary Library
• Department of the Senate

ASPG also appreciates a substantial grant from the revenues arising from publication and sale of J. R. Odgers, Australian Senate Practice, 6th edition, 1991.