Every day, politics and the economy are at the centre of the news, while the workings of Australian law have been the focus of unprecedented public interest since the deliberations of the Constitutional Convention and the role of the High Court in setting out the principles of native title.

This easy-to-use reference book:
• gives a chronological account of these areas of Australian life from 1788 to the present time
• is arranged thematically so that it can be used for a specific reference or to gain an overview of a subject
• includes extensive indexing and cross-referencing
• features 16 subject areas including: