The environmental movement in Australia is an
enduring and influential social phenomenon comprising
a myriad of organisations, groups, small cells and
non-affiliated activists and sympathisers. Spawning
green politicians on the federal and state level it
remains influential after several decades, as new
issues such as climate change emerge and established
issues like the protection of old growth forests
remain salient.
Attempts have been made to link environmental
concerns with the rise of new classes, the formation
of new status groups, the ascendancy of postwar
generations, postmaterial...

This book analyses the changing political recruitment of the Australian federal parliamentary elite. It argues that the elite's quality has been reduced to a worrisome degree, especially since the 1990s. It suggests that the declining quality of the Australian 'political class' is a major factor behind the declining public trust in politicians.

This book emerges from a three-year Australian Research Council-funded study that asks how the formation and (d)evolution of leadership has impacted on public environmental debate. To do this, it draws on extensive news text analysis and public opinion survey data, as well as qualitative interviews with Australian and international movement actors. The volume investigates environmental leadership in a period of rapid political and media change by examining the nature, variety and scope; specifically, how it is understood and generated and how it changes over time. For the first time, the...

This book examines the influence of historical and popular figures on the way Australians see themselves in the 21st century. Investigating whether colonial figures such as convicts and bushrangers still influence contemporary Australian identity, and how the influence of sports figures, politicians and scientists manifests itself.