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Tag Archives: Australian democracy

27 Feb
Education

Protecting Australian politics in the school curriculum

  • 28/02/2023
  • By author-avatar 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...

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11 Oct
Law & Politics

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

  • 11/10/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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24 Aug
Law & Politics

Australians are tired of lies in political advertising

  • 24/08/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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07 Jun
Law & Politics

Political advertising: It’s time to stop the lies

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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26 May
Law & Politics

Changing the optics of politics

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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04 May
Law & Politics

Trapped in a cycle of distrust

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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22 Apr
Law & Politics

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

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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20 Apr
Law & Politics

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

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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 ...

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14 Apr
Law & Politics

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

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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...

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17 Feb
Education

Building political knowledge is in our nation’s interest

  • 23/07/2022
  • By author-avatar 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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31 Jan
Law & Politics

Australia’s future: The new republic model is a good move forward

  • 23/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Michael Duffy
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As Buckingham Palace recently announced plans for an elaborate year of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a world away ...

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04 Dec
Law & Politics

Matter of principle: How ‘crossing the floor’ has changed

  • 07/09/2022
  • By author-avatar Camilla Nelson
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The final days of parliament for 2021 have been marked by a spate of floor crossings. This includes Tasmanian Liberal Bridget Arc...

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