Litigation against a government presupposes that it is amenable to suit and there is a court of competent jurisdiction. This paper deals with the amenability to suit of, and the jurisdiction of courts over, the executive governments of the Australian Commonwealth and States. Its purpose is to...

We live in a time of profound and justified anxiety about economic opportunity. The number of Americans facing poverty is growing, opportunities for middle-class livelihoods are shrinking, and economic clout is becoming concentrated at the top to a degree that recalls the last Gilded Age. For...

In this article I explore existing and potential forms of regulation that may prompt Australian firms to improve the conditions of workers in foreign sweatshops. I first note that workers experiencing sweatshop conditions are more likely to be linked to Australian firms through 'buyer-driven...

This article examines the redistributive impact of Commonwealth outlays and taxes (including outlays directed through and to the States)and two possible alternative systems of distributing Commonwealth funding amongst the States