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Children in detention.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
SIR: Bern Brent admits (Letters, September 2004) that he has not read The Howard Years, and perhaps it would be a good idea if he did before offering judgment on its contents. But that said, his approach to evaluating the impact of the Howard policies of detention without trial highlights an important methodological issue. Mr Brent essentially draws on his own recollections of being detained during the Second World War, which, he states, "did me more good than harm". He also states that he is "not aware that any of us suffered ill-effects arising from these days".
Any serious social scientist would tell him that this kind of loosely anecdotal approach does not provide a solid basis for drawing wider conclusions since different individuals display varying degrees of personal resilience. If he reads The Howard Years he will find references at pages 165-166 to serious studies which document cases in which children have been very adversely affected by detention under the ...
- Children behind barbed wire.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Brent, Bern September 1, 2004 700+ words
...viewed the Theresienstadt film cited by William Maley. My father was there. Not having read The Howard Years I am unable to judge Max Teichmann's review. But for a social scientist like William Maley to attempt to draw parallels between...
- [Diary].
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire June 1, 2004 700+ words
...Times) June June 1: Public lecture Meet The Author Series. The Howard Years panel discussion with author Professor Robert Manne and ANU contributors Professor William Maley and Tony Kevin. Manning Clark Theatre 2, ANU, 7-8pm. Inquiries...
- Primal screams.(The Howard Years)(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Teichmann, Max April 1, 2004 700+ words
The Howard Years, edited by Robert Manne; Black Inc. Agenda, 2004, $29.95...community, and if he is successful, it makes much of what appears in The Howard Years as ideologically obsolescent as Gough Whitlam's speeches in the...
- Australian liberalism, past and present.(The Ethical State?: Social Liberalism...
- Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History Wear, Rae September 1, 2005 700+ words
...168 pp.; ISBN 0 521 54288 X (pbk); A$29.95. The Howard Years. Edited by Robert Manne (Melbourne: Black Inc. Agenda...role for the state. (2) From the vantage point of the Howard years, even Malcolm Fraser's term of office appears as a golden...
- Holocaust language and asylum seekers.(Letters)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Maley, William June 1, 2004 700+ words
...acounts of other people's views. As his review of The Howard Years (April 2004) demonstrates, his standards have not improved...reach their own judgments as to Teichmann's reliability. William Maley, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Australian National...
- Goodbye to the hard-faced men.(Letters)
- Magazine article from: Quadrant Teichmann, Max July 1, 2004 700+ words
SIR: William Maley has written a letter (June 2004) which I suppose I should answer. It was good that he appended quotes from his chapter in The Howard Years, for it reminds readers of what he wrote: and what I wrote. Couldn...
- Individual ministerial responsibility during the Howard years: 1996-2007.
- Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History Raffin, Luke June 1, 2008 700+ words
Individual Ministerial Responsibility and the Howard Government's Guide When the Australian colonies inherited the Westminster system of responsible government, the principle of ministerial responsibility became part of Australian parliamentary practice. (1) As part of this doctrine, (2) individual
- AUSTRALIA CLAIMS BOAT PEOPLE SUCCESS.
- News wire article from: BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency March 27, 2002 700+ words
...implemented that are having an impact on people smuggling," Ruddock said. But Australian Refugee Council chairman Prof William Maley said the problem was not over and fresh boat arrivals could be expected with the end of the monsoon season. Prof Maley said...
- Our visa system is still safe: Ruddock -.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire January 15, 2004 700+ words
...electronic border control system. Director of the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at the Australian National University, William Maley, issued a report for the Centre for Independent Studies this week which used the case of suspected terrorist Willie Brigitte...
- Shipping container holds treasured items from past.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 12, 2002 700+ words
...take some time to adjust to a normal life and decide what to do next. The chairman of the Refugee Council of Australia, Dr William Maley, urged those present to remember that 'each refugee is an individual'. He praised Medecins Sans Frontieres for 'bringing...
Source: HighBeam Research, Children in detention.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)