The Australian Journal of Politics and History articles from December 2000

The Australian Journal of Politics and History archives from December 2000

Visiting The Future: Australian (Fellow-)Travellers in Soviet Russia.(Australian perspectives on Russia)
December 1, 2000... However it may be understood, the still-recent Manning Clark affair(1) has reminded us that for much of the twentieth century conflicting perceptions of the Soviet Union dominated certain areas of Australian intellectual life. Even in the...

Trade Unions in an Elitist Society: The Singapore Story.
December 1, 2000... The Singaporean model of industrial relations is a tripartite arrangement whereby People's Action Party (PAP) government, employers and employees work together, ostensibly for the benefit of all. Forged in the early 1960s as a weapon in the...

Taking Civil Rights Seriously.(Aboriginal civil rights history not well documented)
December 1, 2000... The achievement by Indigenous people of civil fights receives so little exposure in mainstream accounts of Australian history that one could be forgiven for thinking that this did not constitute a significant moment in the nation's history....

The Australian Referendum on a Republic -- Ten Lessons.(1999 referendum)
December 1, 2000... The 1999 Referendum The 1999 republic referendum in Australia took place on Saturday 6 November 1999; 12.3 million electors of the Commonwealth of Australia participated. Two questions were asked. One of them concerned the introduction...

Issues in Australian Foreign Policy.
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 Australia played a key role in regional and international politics during the first half of the year 2000. Perhaps most importantly, it spearheaded efforts to place a multilateral force in East Timor following the...

Commonwealth of Australia.(overview of recent political issues)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 Concern about the possible impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be introduced on 1 July dominated federal politics during the first half of 2000, as consumers weighed up the pros and cons of making purchases...

New South Wales.(overview of recent political issues)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 Difficulties for the Government Two of the most basic areas of State responsibility, education and railways, caused serious problems for the Cart government. Industrial relations in the school system have always...

Victoria.(overview of recent political issues)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 Contrary to general expectation, the new century in Victorian politics began with the Labor party in government courtesy of support for it by three rural independent MPs on the floor of the Legislative Assembly. The...

Queensland.(overview of recent political issues)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 New Millennium -- Old Politics In his first interview for the New Year, Premier Peter Beattie stated he would like the coming year to be "dominated by major events" (Courier-Mail, 3 January 2000). Announcing that...

Western Australia.(overview of recent political issues)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 The first half of 2000 proved to be one of the most difficult periods for the Court Coalition government since it came to office in early 1993. It faced the major challenge of framing a fiscally responsible budget...

South Australia.(political analysis)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 Oops! A bit of a blunder serves to cap off a somewhat indifferent six months of political activity in South Australia! Recent Chroniclers have charted the course of the Olsen Liberal government's relentless...

Tasmanian Political Chronicle.(survey)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 After a lacklustre political performance since being relegated to the Opposition benches in the August 1998 election, the advent of the new century in Tasmanian politics was seen to be an ideal time for the Liberal...

Northern Territory.(race relations report)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 Introduction A national and international debate over the Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing legislation dominated the period under review. There were, however, other important political issues that...

Australian Capital Territory.(political analysis)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... January to June 2000 The ACT Budget: The Tensions between Consensus and Convention The Budget, the premier statement of government policy, traditionally has been kept secret until delivered by the Treasurer to the parliament. In...