Introduction Paul Kildea, Andrew Lynch and George WilliamsPart One - Intergovernmental Relations: Recent Developments and Future Directions Federalism Under the Rudd and Gillard Governments Mary-Ann McQuestin Adaptation and Reform in Australian Federalism Alan Fenna The COAG Reform Council: A View from the Inside Geoff Gallop The Council for the Australian Federation: Strengthening the Ties that Bind Jennifer Menzies Making Room for Democracy in Intergovernmental Relations Paul Kildea Increasing Accountability at the Heart of the Federation Philip O'Meara and Anna FaithfullPart Two - Intergovernmental Grants and Federal Reform Tied Grants and Policy Reform in Public Hospitals and Schools Vijaya Ramamurthy Designing Intergovernmental Grants to Facilitate Policy Reform Neil Warren Using Regulation to Effect Constitutional Change in Higher Education Robyn HollanderPart Three - Legal Mechanisms and Federal Reform The High Court and Dynamic FederalismMelissa PerryThe Reference Power: The Rise and Rise of Placitum?Andrew Lynch Popular Ratification of the State Constitutions Nicholas AroneyPart Four - Case Studies in Federal Reform A Gender and Change Perspective on Intergovernmental Relations Louise Chappell, Deborah Brennan and Kim Rubenstein Health Policy as Contested Terrain in the Australian Federation Janet Anderson Water Reform and the Federal System Alex GardnerPart Five - The Constitution and Federal Reform Rewriting the Federation Through Referendum George Williams Measuring the Mysteries of Federal Political Culture in Australia A J Brown State Initiation of Section 128 Referenda Sarah Murray Deliberative Constitutional Change in a Polarised FederationRon LevyIndex.