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Bennet, S. 2006, 'The politics of the Australian federal system', Australian Parliamentary Library, Research Brief, no. 4, 2006–07, 1 December 2006.

Brown, A. J. 2006 The constitution we were meant to have: re-examining the origins and strength of Australia's unitary political traditions [Paper in: Democratic Experiments: Lectures in the Senate Occasional Lecture Series 2004-2005], Papers on Parliament, no.44, Jan 2006: 41-65

Business Council of Australia, 2000 A Unitary Industrial Relations System: Unfinished Business of the 20th Century, Business Council of Australia, Melbourne, 17 November.

Craven, G 2005, 'Betrayal of Menzies - eschewing federalism' Online Opinion 4 March.

Craven, G 2005,' Federalism and the States of Reality' Policy,v.21(2) Winter 2005, pp 3-9.

Craven, G., 'Industrial relations, the Constitution and Federalism: facing the avalanche', University of New South Wales Law Journal, v.29, no.1, 2006, pp. 203-214.

Craven, G., 'The new centralism and the collapse of the conservative constitution' [Paper in: Democratic Experiments: Lectures in the Senate Occasional Lecture Series 2004-2005], Papers on Parliament, no.44, Jan 2006, pp133-149

Guerin, B.,2007. 'The Federal question - power or capacity?', Public Administration Today, no.10, Jan-Mar 2007, pp24-27

Guy, S., 2006. 'Overcoming the institutional and constitutional constraints of Australian federalism: developing a new social democratic approach to the federal framework', Federal Law Review, v.34, no.2, 2006, pp. (319)-354

Howard, J 2005, 'Reflections on Australian Federalism' Transcript of the Prime Minister The Hon John Hon John Howard MP to the Menzies Research Centre, Melbourne, 11 April.

James, D., 2000,  'Federal-state financial relations: the Deakin prophecy', Australian Parliamentary Library Research Paper, no. 17, 1999–2000,

McGuinness, P. P. 'The High Court and federalism: Editorial', Quadrant (Sydney), v.51, nos 1-2, Jan-Feb 2007, pp 2-4

Milfull, J., 'A new federalism?: representing diversity, resisting fragmentation: the relevance of German and European debates on federalism to Australian futures', GASt Newsletter (Gesellschaft fur Australienstudien), no.16, 2002, pp 31-36

Roskam, J., 2006, 'Federalism and the Liberal Party' [Upholding the Australian Constitution. Conference of The Samuel Griffith Society (18th: 2006: Canberra)]

Selway, B. & Williams, J. M. 2005 'The High Court and Australian Federalism' [Abstract], Publius 2005 v. 35, pp. 467-488

Walker, G 2001, 'Ten advantages of a federal constitution', Online Opinion 15 May.

Wilkens, R 2005 'A New Era in Commonwealth-State Relations?' Director General Cabinet address to IPAA forum, Parliament House Sydney, 8 July.

Williams, G 2004, 'Federalism needs fixing', Online Opinion, 9 December, 2004.

Williams, G 2005 'Federalism - Time for long-term solutions' Australian Policy Online, 15 April.

Williams, G 2005,' Dysfunctional federalism', Online opinion, 19 April.

Williams, G., 2002. 'Co-operative Federalism and the Revival of the Corporations Law: Wakim and Beyond', v. 20 Company & Securities Law Journal p. 160.

Williams, G., 2006 'The Constitutional Framework', Industrial Relations Forum: Fair Go from Here?, Sydney, 24 August.

Williams, R., 'Fiscal federalism: aims, instruments and outcomes', Australian Economic Review, v.38, no.4, Dec 2005, pp(351)-369.

Wiltshire, K 2005, 'Federalism: a shift in the centre of gravity', Australian Policy Online, 3 March, 2005.