The Australian Journal of Politics and History articles from June 2001

The Australian Journal of Politics and History archives from June 2001

One Nation's Electoral Support: Where Does It Come From, What Makes It Different and How Does It Fit?(analyzing the support given to the Australian One Nation political party)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Since 1998, social scientists struggling to come to grips with the electoral politics of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Parry have focused on three broad questions: What sorts of people have voted for One Nation and why? What distinguishes these...

One Love Too Many: The Undoing of Pauline Hanson.(leader of Australia's One Nation party)
June 1, 2001... In February 2000, the last of One Nation's Queensland State members defected to the newly formed City and Country Alliance. With them went former Queensland State leader Heather Hill, and former One Nation web-master Scott Balson. As One Nation...

From Contestation to Autonomy: The Staging and Framing of Anti-Hanson Contention.(analyzing protests against Pauline Hanson and the One Nation party)
June 1, 2001... March 31: They arrived for a rally. They displayed their banners and their leader rose to speak in Centenary Place, Brisbane. Their policies were expounded, including an increase in old-age pensions, and the introduction of a more restrictive...

Issues in Australian Foreign Policy.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 For the makers of Australian foreign policy, the second half of the year 2000 was a time of diverse challenges and some fresh thinking about key relationships. In East Asia, Australia found itself excluded from...

Political Chronicles.(Statistical Data Included)(Obituary)
June 1, 2001... Commonwealth of Australia July to December 2000 After a period of intense media interest in the likely impact of the GST (see "Commonwealth of Australia" January to June 2000) its implementation proceeded smoothly. Attention shifted to the...

New South Wales.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Michael Knight and the Olympics Government euphoria in the wake of Sydney's highly successful staging of the Olympic Games was quickly dissipated by events surrounding Olympics Minister Michael Knight. A...

Victoria.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Bereft of a working majority in the Legislative Assembly and facing the obstructionist capacities of the Liberal-dominated Legislative Council, the rather unlikely Bracks Labor administration celebrated its first year...

Queensland.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Once again, as the millennium year came to a close, Queensland politicians demonstrated they had not lost the talent for entertaining the nation. Not content with producing the One Nation whirlwind between two...

Western Australia.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 During the second half of 2000 there was much speculation as to the likely date of the next election. Eventually Premier Court ruled out a pre-Christmas poll after the so-called Finance Brokers' Scandal continued to...

South Australia.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Having reached the end of the tortuous path of electricity privatisation, the South Australian political agenda shifted its focus to environmental concerns and the stability of the Olsen government. Repairing the...

Tasmania.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Introduction Tasmanians started the second half of 2000 wondering about the impact of the GST on its already fragile economy and social infrastructure. After boom economic conditions in the June quarter,...

Northern Territory.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Introduction Longstanding issues associated with relations between the Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party (CLP) government and the legal system remained prominent during the period under review. There...

Australian Capital Territory.
June 1, 2001... July to December 2000 Ministerial Responsibility Claims the Chief Minister The long-awaited report from Auditor-General, John Parkinson, on the Bruce Stadium redevelopment issue, published on 25 September 2000, found a number of...