Rights exist behind the wire
In 2004 the ACT Legislative Assembly enacted the Human Rights Act, the first Bill of Rights to be passed into law in Australia. In essence the Act provides that no one may be treated or...
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Research Grants
Whole of Government Project
Principal Investigators: Professor John Halligan, Associate Professor Deborah Blackman,Professor Ian Marsh, University of Tasmania; Dr. Janine O'Flynn, Australian National University
Funded by: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant
Australian experiments with whole of government approaches to policy development, implementation and service delivery are increasing. This new way of organising promises to balance the dominant structural principle of functional silos with horizontal linkages and coordination. Governments use whole of government approaches to produce integrated service delivery and deal with 'wicked problems' across jurisdictions and portfolios. This project will develop a framework for assessing such approaches and generating best practice guidelines to enable effective and efficient government. The project team of leading and emerging scholars and key government agencies will complete a comprehensive analysis and contribute significantly to knowledge.
Corporate Governance
Principal Investigators: Professor Meredith Edwards, Professor John Halligan (Project Director), Professor Bryan Horrigan - Macquarie University and Dr Geoff Nicoll.
Funded by: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant
This project evaluates Corporate Governance in the public sector - the tensions, gaps and potential.
Developing a responsive regulatory system for Australia's small corporations
Principal Investigators: Phil Lewis and a consortium of academics from University of Canberra, Victoria University, University of Technology Sydney, Southern Cross University and University of Western Sydney
Funded by: Australia Research Council Linkage Grant
This research focuses on the essential business needs of the Australian small corporation market. It aims to determine the organising principles adopted by the regulators of Australian corporations in order to control, govern and regulate small corporations; to identify and distil the particular Federal regulatory requirements relevant to the growth and expansion of small corporations; determine the most effective regulatory framework to assist and enable optimum performance by small corporations; and Identify and map out a law and policy reform agenda to consolidate regulatory changes.
Murray- Darling Basin Futures
Principal Investigators: University of Canberra, Australian National University, Charles Sturt University, the University of Southern Queensland, the CSIRO, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences and the National Water Commission
Funded by: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Innovation Minister Kim Carr announced the University has been awarded $6.3 million to establish a new ‘Collaborative Research Network’ (CRN) that will bring together its expertise in environmental science, public policy, social and economic modelling, health and regional planning to protect the Murray Darling Basin, with the support of partner institutions in the network.
In addition to environmental research, the project will examine social issues including the mental health challenges associated with rural communities as they adjust to a changing farming environment.
The network has broad scope to build resilience in the Murray Darling Basin environment and communities by understanding the environmental, social, economic and health implications of drought, water management and preserving a healthy Murray Darling Basin.