What is the State of the States Report?

The State of the States is an annual report that was published by the Evatt Foundation for 14 years, which aimed to measure the performance of each state government and draw attention to policies at the sub-national level. The series was concluded in 2007 because the Foundation believes that its main objectives had been met: the international financial credit rating agencies have been discredited world wide, and now no Australian government would ever consider running for re-election without presenting polices that address the triple bottom line of social, economic and environmental objectives.

For more information on The State of the States please see:

• Read an extract from John Dwyer's chapter on health care in The State of the States 2006.
• Read the editor's introduction to The State of the States 2006.
• Read all the results from The State of the States 2006.
• Read about the assessment methodology used in The State of the States 2006.
• The State of the States 2006, about the book.
• The State of the States 2006: Background.
• You can purchase The State of the States 2006 securely online. Click here for more information.