Control measures are underway but there seems little doubt that it will not be possible to totally counter the locust threat. Research Note No. On 11 August 2000, Karen Ehrmann pleaded guilty in the District Court of Townsville to 24 counts of forging and 23 counts of uttering Commonwealth Electoral Enrolment forms and was given a 3 year sentence, with a period of actual imprisonment of 9 months. She is apparently the first Australian to be gaoled for electoral fraud. This Research Note looks at the case and its ramifications for party politics in Australia.
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Throughout September 2000 the value of the Australian dollar declined dramatically and unexpectedly against the United States dollar. This Research Note shows details of that decline and provides some of the relevant statistical background. Research Note No. The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory were formed after federation and it was many years before they obtained full political representation in the Commonwealth Parliament. Initially representation was in a very limited form.