Download or read book Abbott s Gambit written by Carol Johnson and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a truly comprehensive analysis of the 2013 federal election in Australia, which brought the conservative Abbott government to power, consigned the fractious Labor Party to the Opposition benches and ended the ‘hung parliament’ experiment of 2010–13 in which the Greens and three independents lent their support to form a minority Labor government. It charts the dynamics of this significant election and the twists and turns of the campaign itself against a backdrop of a very tumultuous period in Australian politics. Like the earlier federal election of 2010, the election of 2013 was an exercise in bipolar adversarial politics and was bitterly fought by the main protagonists. It was also characterised (again) by leadership changes on Labor’s side as well as the entry of new political parties anxious to deny the major parties a clear mandate. Moreover, the 2013 election continued the trend whereby an increasing proportion of the electorate has chosen not to vote for one of the main two political parties. While the 2013 election delivered a clear victory to the Coalition in the Lower House, it simultaneously produced a much more mixed outcome in the Senate, where the Greens managed to record their largest ever representation and a new party, the Palmer United Party, initially secured three Senate positions at its first attempt (together with the election of Clive Palmer to a Queensland seat in the House of Representatives). With minor and micro parties also winning Senate seats amounting to a total of 18 Senators on the cross-benches, the Abbott government’s ability to govern and pass legislation was placed in some doubt. The 2013 election result suggested that far from ending the preceding tumultuous period of Australian politics, it merely served to prolong this era indefinitely. The 2013 campaign was one of the longest on record, arguably commencing when the besieged Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the date for the election in late January 2013 – then over seven months away. This unconventional tactic overshadowed the election from that date onwards – providing a definite timeline for Labor infighting, influencing the largely negative tactics of the Opposition, and encouraging new parties to proliferate to contest the election. This volume traces these formative influences on the campaign dynamics and explains the electoral outcome that occurred (including the 2014 re-election for the Western Australian Senate seats ordered by the High Court). Abbott’s Gambit includes insightful contributions from academic experts, campaign directors and electoral watchers, political advisers and professional psephologists. Contributors utilise a wide range of sources and approaches, including the Australian Election Survey, to provide a detailed analysis of this important federal election.

Download or read book The Government of Victoria written by Marjorie Jean Holmes and published by St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Youth Homelessness written by Chris Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of youth homelessness in Australia is based on an eight year research study. Homelessness is examined in the context of relevant social and educational policies. Argues for early intervention and prevention, and suggested new policy parameters for schools, community-based agencies and Government. Includes references and an index. Chamberlain is senior lecturer in sociology at Monash University. MacKenzie is Director of the Centre for Youth Affairs Research and Development at RMIT.

Download or read book Ways Forward written by Pat Swan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a National Aboriginal and Mental Health Policy and Plan developed in consultation with Indigenous Australians and relevant groups and organisations; provides information on, and makes recommendations about priority actions relating to the mental health needs and mental health problems of Aboriginal people; mental health services; relationship of mental health and well-being to physical health.

Download or read book Bulletin 85 written by California Division of Mines and Geo and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Marriage Same Sex Marriage and the Anglican Church of Australia written by The Doctrine Commission of the Anglican Church of Australia and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 2017 members of General Synod meeting in Maroochydore, Queensland passed a motion asking Standing Committee to 'facilitate a respectful conversation in our church by means of a collection of essays on marriage and same-sex relationships that explore scriptural and theological issues relating toA.The doctrine of marriage expressed in the formularies of the Anglican Church of AustraliaB.Our current Australian context exploring the relationship between the state's definition of marriage and the church's doctrine of marriageC.Key Old Testament and New Testament texts on sex, marriage and friendshipD.Scripture and hermeneuticsE.A theology of blessingF.A theology of desireG.Godly disagreement on this issueH.The cases for and against same-sex marriage and/or the blessing of same-sex unions.'This book is part of an ongoing conversation. Doctrine Commission members have found this as much a listening process as the articulation of ideas. We hope that the many people who are looking for careful ethical consideration about same sex marriage will find this book helpful.

Download or read book The Ovens Valley written by J. Colin Angus and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical and geographical survey of part of northeast Victoria; p.8-16; Notes on estimated numbers, animal & plant foods, bogong moth (preparation & capture, nets), relationship to ecology & environment, contrasts attitude of Rev. Joseph Docker at Bontharambo with attack on William Faithfull's employees; (Faithfull massacre, 1838), notes use of smoke signals to call other groups of natives, reduction in numbers by introduction of disease & loss of land & food sources.