By Dr Colin Rubenstein - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
A year since the ‘Arab Spring’ erupted it has become clearer that a major thrust has not been genuine democratisation and liberalism but a wave of Islamism sweeping across the Arab world.
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By Andrew Robb - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
Philosophy matters in politics and everything you strive to do as a party, opposition or government, should be guided by a compass consistent with your core beliefs, values and priorities.
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By Julie Bishop - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
For decades Australian foreign policy has focussed on relations in the Asia Pacific, notably the East Asian economic giants of Japan and South Korea and more recently China, and the other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations.
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By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
When considering a new policy proposal, any government should first consider the following question: “will it work and what are the consequences?”
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By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
The Centre identified five key paths to poverty: family breakdown, serious personal debt, drug and alcohol addiction, failed education, worklessness and dependency.
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By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
In 1998, the House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Committee issued a report entitled To Have and To Hold about marriage and family in Australia.
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By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
If any good comes from the Bolt Case, apart from the repeal of the law under which he was prosecuted, it is to reveal what an unmitigated disaster a bill of rights would be for Australians.
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By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
Australian manufacturing is suffering a major slump, with businesses closing or moving overseas and jobs being lost.
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By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 3)
In a democratic polity like Australia, there is a compact between the governing party and the governed people. Under it, the people make a choice and thereby give their consent to be governed after having been informed of the policies and platform of the respective parties.
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By Allan Myers - Australian Polity - Volume 2 (Number 2)
As a practising lawyer, I have long understood the importance for society that the great majority of the citizens must have a high level of confidence in the fairness of the laws and of their administration by the Executive Government and the Courts.
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