Australian democracy - Rationale Magazine

19 Feb

Defending fragile democracies against the march of authoritarianism

Democracy is difficult. Democracy is fragile. Democracy, in its most inclusive modus operandi, pushes the boundaries too far for many p...

28 Nov

Feature series, Law & Politics

Between theocracy and democracy

17/12/2023
By Max Wallace
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This article is part of our ‘A secular Australian future’ feature series to mark the first Secularism Australia Conference

27 Feb

Education

Protecting Australian politics in the school curriculum

28/02/2023
By Lucas Walsh
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Several years ago, I was researching young social entrepreneurs, what makes them tick, and what they need to succeed. I am a youth rese...

11 Oct

Law & Politics

The Liberal Party is in a dire state – and that should worry us

11/10/2022
By Frank Bongiorno
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“The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations I remember seeing on exam...

24 Aug

Law & Politics

Australians are tired of lies in political advertising

24/08/2022
By Lisa Hill
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Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive...

07 Jun

Law & Politics

Political advertising: It’s time to stop the lies

15/07/2022
By Luke Beck
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It’s perfectly legal to lie in political advertising – and it shouldn’t be! During the 2022 federal election campaign, a fringe poli...

26 May

Law & Politics

Changing the optics of politics

15/07/2022
By Noel Turnbull
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Almost everyone will have ideas on what should be the priorities for the incoming Albanese government. While the manifesto was polic...

04 May

Law & Politics

Trapped in a cycle of distrust

15/07/2022
By Emma Quilty
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Australia and the rest of the world have had a couple of very rough years. Throughout the pandemic and its attendant restrictions, vacc...

22 Apr

Law & Politics

Why you need to watch out for strategic lies in the federal election

15/07/2022
By Caroline Fisher
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During the federal election, politicians of all persuasions will use a range of campaigning and spin tactics. But there is a dif...

20 Apr

Law & Politics

The election is a race – it’s a horse race

15/07/2022
By Trevor Bell
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Adam Bandt’s appearance at the National Press Club may well be remembered in Australian political folklore for the response to that ...

14 Apr

Law & Politics

Political advertising in Australia: Few restrictions, no spending limit, and almost no oversight

15/07/2022
By Anika Stobart
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So the federal election is on. Billboards are suddenly plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social med...

17 Feb

Education

Building political knowledge is in our nation’s interest

23/07/2022
By Zareh Ghazarian
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ASIO’s Annual Threat Assessment delivered last week by its Director-General, Mike Burgess, shed light on the organisation’s nati...

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