The fact that governments spend millions of taxpayers' dollars monitoring the Opposition's every word and pumping out propaganda to backbenchers to ensure its 'spin' reverberates across Australia has rarely been questioned by the media. Greg Barns, a former senior government adviser, provides a revealing insight into the way governments sell themselves, both publicly and behind the scenes, and how their expensive propaganda effort affects the political process.
The fact that governments spend millions of taxpayers' dollars monitoring the Opposition's every word and pumping out propaganda to backbenchers to en...
In this timely and important book, Andrew Lynch and George Williams provide a clear and accessible guide to the major components of Australia's anti-terrorism laws and their effects. They show readers: what constitutes a crime of terrorism in Australia, what powers our main intelligence agency has to question and detain members of the community, what happens when the authorities seek a control order or an order of preventative detention over an individual, what speech risks making a person liable for the crime of sedition, how judicial processes have been modified for the trial of people...
In this timely and important book, Andrew Lynch and George Williams provide a clear and accessible guide to the major components of Australia's anti-t...
John Warhurst, an observer of the lobbying industry in Australia for thirty years, describes its growing size and importance. He looks at the many ways in which lobbyists attempt to influence politicians and other decision makers, and assesses their positive and negative roles in the political system.
John Warhurst, an observer of the lobbying industry in Australia for thirty years, describes its growing size and importance. He looks at the many way...
No, Prime Minister shows how the increasing power of leaders has undermined the best aspects of the Australian political system. The authors argue that good democratic leadership requires robust institutions, including a fearless public service, a strong opposition, and frank policy advice.
No, Prime Minister shows how the increasing power of leaders has undermined the best aspects of the Australian political system. The authors argue tha...
Climate change is predicted to dislocate millions of people in regions already vulnerable to economic, political and environmental disruption. Already some communities, notably Pacific Islanders, are under direct threat of displacement due to climate-related factors. Stormy Weather looks at the effects of climate change as experienced by the people of Tuvalu, a tiny, picturesque Pacific nation. It looks at how the international community should respond to climate-related migration in Asia, the Pacific and Africa, and argues that Australia - in a region in which 60 per cent of the world's...
Climate change is predicted to dislocate millions of people in regions already vulnerable to economic, political and environmental disruption. Already...
