The Australian Journal of Politics and History articles from December 2003

The Australian Journal of Politics and History archives from December 2003

An impeditive administrative culture? The legacy of Australia's first Auditor-General on the Australian Audit Office (1).
December 1, 2003... The main argument of this article is that the creation of the position of the Auditor-General and the model for audit developed for the new nation, failed to be sufficiently robust to cater for the exigencies of war and a rapidly expanding...

For your freedom and ours: the Polish Question in Wilson's peace initiatives, 1916-1917.
December 1, 2003... Throughout the twentieth century's opening stages, the question of Poland's potential place in the political make-up of Europe remained a troublesome yet largely overlooked concern. Ever since the great empires of Russia, Prussia and Austria...

The Melbourne Jewish left, communism and the cold war. Responses to Stalinist anti-Semitism and the Rosenberg Spy Trial *.
December 1, 2003... The left-wing Jewish Council to Combat Fascism to Anti-Semitism was formed in 1942 to counter the growth in anti-Semitism associated with pre- and post-war Jewish immigration, and the impact of Nazism. Leaders of the Council advocated an...

Enduring tensions in the 2000 Defence White Paper *.
December 1, 2003... Introduction In June 2000 the Howard Government convened a committee to conduct a review of public perspectives on Australia's defence policy. It was provided with a discussion paper entitled Defence Review 2000: Our Future Defence...

Issues in Australian foreign policy: January to June 2003.
December 1, 2003... One of the foremost challenges confronting any scholar who chooses to review Australian foreign policy is consistently to bear in mind the vast gulf between the practice and the academic analysis of foreign policy. As Gyngell and Wesley...

The commonwealth of Australia: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... Overview The period under review saw defence and international security again pervade the Australian news media. Despite the national gaze falling upon Australia's military participation in the Iraqi war, domestic issues also returned to...

New South Wales: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... The campaign for the New South Wales state elections officially began on February 28. In truth, however, it dominated political life from the first days of the New Year. The Labor Campaign The Labor Party drew confidence from...

Victoria: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... With a massive majority in the Legislative Assembly and the added bonus of a workable majority in the Legislative Council, Victoria's Labor Government--headed by the very popular premier Steve Bracks--commenced the legislative year amidst...

Queensland: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... Mid-term Blues and a Succession of Difficult Issues The second anniversary of Peter Beattie's second term occurred in February 2003. With the passing of this milestone, the Labor government began a gradual process of clearing the decks to...

Western Australia: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... In an address on 11 February 2003, which marked the completion of two years of Labor Government, Premier Geoff Gallop confidently claimed that "the best was still to come". While committed to the guiding principles of being fiscally...

South Australia: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... The Rann Labor Government entered 2003 in a buoyant position. After emerging from the February 2002 election with twenty-three seats in a House of Assembly of forty-seven, it had acceded to office in March via an agreement with Independent...

Tasmanian political chronicle: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... The half-year through June 2003 found Tasmanian politics meandering around a number of issues and themes that followed from the State election of the previous year. These were not as sharply defined as might have been expected, however. The...

Northern Territory: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... Introduction A variety of issues emerged during the period under review. Of particular consequence were those associated with law and order, economic management, Northern Territory national parks, the Northern Territory Public Service,...

Australian Capital Territory: January to June 2003.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2003... ACT Bushfires The bushfire that seared through Canberra suburbs on 18 January razed 530 houses, thirty farms, infrastructure and other public assets, including forest plantations. Four people lost their lives. The response by the ACT...