The Australian Journal of Politics and History articles from December 2004

The Australian Journal of Politics and History archives from December 2004

Transitions between formations and organisations: an historical perspective on the political representation of Australian farmers.
December 1, 2004... Introduction A flurry of amalgamations of farm interest groups in the late 1970s produced a peak interest-group structure in the National Farmers' Federation (NFF). The formation of the NFF in 1979 signalled a new phase in the political...

The breadwinner, his wife and their welfare: identity, expertise and economic security in Australian post-war reconstruction.
December 1, 2004... The architects of Australian post-war reconstruction had learned from the experience of the Depression that subordinating the social order to economic objectives could have disastrous results. In Australia as elsewhere, interwar political and...

The origins of the British Commonwealth Strategic Reserve: the UK proposal to revitalise ANZAM and the increased Australian defence commitment to Malaya.
December 1, 2004... The course of the Second World War dramatically manifested the contraction of British military power. In the post-war period Australia, with renewed emphasis on its emotional attachment to the mother country, and determined to sustain the UK in...

From ambivalence to influence: Australia and the Negotiation of the 1968 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
December 1, 2004... The release, beginning in January 1997, by the Australian National Archives of previously embargoed documents relevant to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (1) debate has renewed interest in Australia's nuclear history. To date, researchers have...

Why the "green mess": an analysis of key political tensions and cleavages within the Sydney-based environment movement in the 1989-1990 period.
December 1, 2004... Introduction Social movements such as the environment movement are made up of a diverse array of organisations and activists. In Sydney organisations such as Friends of the Earth, the Total Environment Centre, Greenpeace, World Wildlife...

Electoral cycles, party organization and mobilization in Canada.
December 1, 2004... Assessments of party strength or weakness are customarily calibrated in terms of votes or seats won at elections. But this provides a punctuated, partial indication. A fuller measure of the vitality of parties requires a continuous assessment...

Issues in Australian foreign policy: January to June 2004.
December 1, 2004... Is Australian foreign policy still bipartisan? The implications of this question dominated public debates throughout much of the first half of 2004. No clear answer emerged, with a growing divergence on many of the core foreign policy issues...

The Commonwealth of Australia: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... The first half of 2004 saw newly installed Labor leader, Mark Latham, carve out a distinctive--if quasi-populist--leadership style while also exerting upon John Howard a heightened level of public questioning as to the honesty of his...

New South Wales: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... The Carr Labor Government found the first six months of 2004 to be as beset by crisis and conflict as the closing months of 2003 had been. As Premier Carr's famous "box office pull" started to slide and his rumoured exit plan to federal...

Victoria: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... Crime and law and order matters dominated the political debate in Victoria in the first half of 2004. Law and order controversies began with the death of Victorian state cricket coach and former South Australian cricketing legend David Hookes...

Queensland: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... A Re-Pete Landslide at the 2004 State Election Premier Peter Beattie caught the opposition completely by surprise announcing the state election on 14 January, while most Queenslanders were still on holiday. The Opposition Leader, Lawrence...

Western Australia: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... The first six months of 2004 witnessed a series of keen pre-selection battles in the major political parties as elections loomed at both the federal and state level for late 2004 or early 2005. According to Newspoll in The Australian (5 July...

South Australia: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... The period under review saw some familiar South Australian themes; rumours of large manufacturing plant closure; more deal making on the River Murray's future and another court decision concerning the Commonwealth's plan to locate nuclear waste...

Tasmania: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... The half-year through to the end of June 2004 read like the first section of the classifieds being concerned with "births, deaths and marriages" as far as much of the Tasmanian media was concerned. The birth of a new government in February was...

Northern Territory: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... Introduction Various topics occupied the Northern Territory's political stage during the period under review. The Country Liberal Party (CLP) continued to grapple with its relatively new role in opposition. Economic policy was much...

Australian Capital Territory: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles)
December 1, 2004... Overview It has been argued that no-one outside the Australian Capital Territory is interested in its political life (Canberra Times, 27 February 2004), but developments in the first half of 2004 may provoke considerable debate and...