00927pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002100040245008900061260000900150300001300159362000800172520055000180650001500730773004800745180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSelway, Braodley  aThe federation - what makes it work and what should be thinking about for the future  c2001  ap.116-22  aDec  aThe Australian Federation is unique. Like all federations there is a division of powers between the various levels of government. However, unlike almost all other federations, the Australion Federation requires the cooperation of the states and the commonwealth in order to achieve their institutional functions. This federal system can properly be described as `cooperative federalism'. An understanding of the role of the states within this feeral system suggests an urgent need for major constitutonal reform at the state level. - Reproduced.  aFederation  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration