The Rise and Fall of the Australian Democrats

The Rise and Fall of the Australian Democrats
Author: Bev Floyd
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1925046303

This book is the account of a Democrat insider; one who was both a woman and a Queensland President. Its focus on Queensland makes very interesting reading for those of us who shared the experiences.

The Australian Electoral System

The Australian Electoral System
Author: David M. Farrell
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780868408583

The Australian Electoral System provides the first-ever comprehensive study of the design of Australian electoral systems. It focuses on the two electoral systems, both 'preferential', that are most closely associated with Australia: namely the alternative vote and the single transferable vote. The book covers four main themes. First, it traces the origins of Australia's electoral systems, explaining how and why Australia ended up with such a relatively unique arrangement. Second, it explores the range of variation in the detail of how the various schemes operate - variations which can have significant behavioural and electoral consequences. Third, it uses aggregate and survey data to systematically analyse the consequences of electoral system design. Fourth, it examines voter reaction to these systems, both in Australia and also cross-nationally.

Australian Democrat

Australian Democrat
Author: Bruce Mansfield
Publisher: Sydney : Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1965
Genre: Australia
ISBN:

In a long and vigorous political career from the 1870s to the earliest years of the 20th century, Edward William O'Sullivan preached conceptions of social justice and advocated measures for the relief of poverty that are commonplace today. O'Sullivan was a trade unionist, political journalist and a member of Parliament. He was also one of the creators of the Protectionist Party of the 1880, through which modern political organization came to New South Wales. The book contributes to an understanding of this formative period in the history of New South Wales and Australia.--from book jacket.

Keep the Bastards Honest

Keep the Bastards Honest
Author: Don Chipp
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2004
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9780646437576

Keep the Bastards Honest reviews the life of a key figure in Australian politics and exposes the political and humane elder that is Don Chipp. Interwoven with humorous anecdotes.

The Reith Papers

The Reith Papers
Author: Peter Reith
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2015-11-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0522862683

Peter Reith was a senior cabinet minister under John Howard from 1996 to 2001. He was the face of the government’s tough waterfront reforms and architect of sweeping industrial laws, a major contributor to the Fightback policy, a potential leader of the Liberal Party, a key player in the introduction of the GST, an influential republican in the 1999 referendum and Minister for Defence during the time that it was wrongly claimed that asylum seekers had thrown their children overboard. A relentless diary keeper, Peter Reith kept extensive records of those tumultuous years in over a hundred notebooks he filled with recollections of conversations with his colleagues, discussions in cabinet and his private views and predictions. The Reith Papers is the best of those diary entries from the heart of a government that changed Australia.

Responsible Government and the Australian Constitution

Responsible Government and the Australian Constitution
Author: Benjamin B Saunders
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2023-06-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509955801

This book looks at responsible government under the Australian Constitution. It undertakes a detailed examination of the history leading to the incorporation of responsible government into the Constitution, examining the political history and constitutional ideas which informed the framers' views. It draws on this history to develop a theory of responsible government and explore its implications for the interpretation of the Constitution and the structure of modern government in Australia. The book fills a major gap in our knowledge of the intellectual background of the Australian Constitution by explaining the constitutional ideas that have shaped the text and structure of the Australian Constitution. It contributes to worldwide debates about constitutional interpretation by showing how rigorous use of history can lead to novel interpretations of constitutions without being tied to the 'dead hands of the founders'.

The Premiers of New South Wales, 1856-2005: 1856-1901

The Premiers of New South Wales, 1856-2005: 1856-1901
Author: David Clune
Publisher: Federation Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781862875500

This is Volume One of an authoritative two-volume work containing biographies of the 13 Colonial Premiers to 1901 and the 26 State Premiers in the 20th century, up to and including Bob Carr. The portraits are detailed, scholarly and entertaining. Each has a real depth of scholarship while remaining sufficiently concise to satisfy those seeking a quick overview of particular periods or facets of NSW political history.Volume One's authors includes acknowledged experts on 19th century Australia such as John Bennett, Geoffrey Bolton, Alan Powell and Martha Rutledge. Volume One and Volume Two are available as individual purchases or as part of the Set. A NSW Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government publication.