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Quarterly Essay 28 Exit Right

Judith Brett

Author : Judith Brett
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921825279

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Quarterly Essay 28 Exit Right by Judith Brett Pdf

In Exit Right, Judith Brett explains why the tide turned on John Howard. This is an essay about leadership, in particular Howard’s style of strong leadership which led him to dominate his party with such ultimately catastrophic results. In this definitive account, Brett discusses how age became Howard’s Achilles heel, how he lost the youth vote, how he lost Bennelong, and how he waited too long to call the election. She looks at the government’s core failings – the policy vacuum, the blindness to climate change, the disastrous misjudgment of WorkChoices – and shows how Howard and his team came more and more to insulate themselves from reality. With drama and insight, Judith Brett traces the key moments when John Howard stared defeat in the face, and explains why, after the Keating–Howard years, the ascendancy of Kevin Rudd marks a new phase in the nation’s political life. “It is when a leader’s grip on political power starts to slip, when his threats and bribes miss their mark, when he starts to make uncharacteristic mistakes and when what had once been strengths reveal their limitations, that we can see most clearly the inner workings of that leadership. This essay is about John Howard’s leadership, seen through the prism of its failings.” —Judith Brett, Exit Right

Howard's Fourth Government

Chris Aulich,Roger Llewellyn Wettenhall

Author : Chris Aulich,Roger Llewellyn Wettenhall
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0868409820

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Howard's Fourth Government by Chris Aulich,Roger Llewellyn Wettenhall Pdf

This book looks at the administrative and leadership style of former Prime Minister John Howard's fourth and final term in government (2004-2007). An important contemporary reference work for students and researchers of Australian politics.

Doing Politics

Judith Brett

Author : Judith Brett
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781922459220

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A brilliant collection of the best essays by award-winning writer Judith Brett, long revered by those in the know as Australia’s brightest and most astute political commentator.

Quarterly Essay 37 What's Right?

Waleed Aly

Author : Waleed Aly
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921825361

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Quarterly Essay 37 What's Right? by Waleed Aly Pdf

Where did the Right go wrong? With the departure of George W. Bush and John Howard, conservative parties in the US and Australia entered a period of turmoil. Foreign affairs, economics, the environment – all were issues to be avoided. Most profoundly, conservatives no longer seemed to have a compelling vision of the future – and arguably still don’t. How did the Right end up in this state? How might conservatism renew itself? In this illuminating essay, Waleed Aly begins by unravelling the terms “Right” and “Left,” arguing that these have become meaningless. He contends that conservative parties have backed themselves into a corner by embracing free-market extremism, and that an illiberal social politics – including prescribing who or what is Australian – is not the answer, electorally tempting though it may be. Aly discusses what a better conservatism might look like. He predicts that the key issues of the day, such as climate change and the financial crisis, mean a reactionary brand of politics is unlikely to work because public opinion is swiftly leaving it behind. He draws on the work of conservative thinkers, past and present, to sketch the kind of conservatism that seems scarce in Australia, but which would be a welcome presence here. This is a supple, clear and original argument for political change. “Our political discourse is drenched in Left and Right because it is so deeply impoverished. These terms are the hallmark of a political conversation that is obsessed with teams and uninterested in ideas.” —Waleed Aly, What's Right?

Quarterly Essay 70 Dead Right

Richard Denniss

Author : Richard Denniss
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781743820506

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Quarterly Essay 70 Dead Right by Richard Denniss Pdf

How did the big banks get away with so much for so long? Why are so many aged-care residents malnourished? And when did arms manufacturers start sponsoring the Australian War Memorial? In this passionate essay, Richard Denniss explores what neoliberalism has done to Australian society. For decades, we have been led to believe that the private sector does everything better, that governments can’t afford to provide the high-quality services they once did, but that security and prosperity for all are just around the corner. In fact, Australians are now less equal, millions of workers have no sick leave or paid holidays, and housing is unaffordable for many. Deregulation, privatisation and trickle-down economics have, we are told, delivered us twenty-seven years of growth ... but to what end? In Dead Right, Denniss looks at ways to renew our democracy and discusses everything from the fragmenting Coalition to an idea of the national interest that goes beyond economics. ‘Neoliberalism, the catch-all term for all things small government, has been the ideal cloak behind which to conceal enormous shifts in Australia’s wealth and culture ... Over the past thirty years, the language, ideas and policies of neoliberalism have transformed our economy and, more importantly, our culture’ —Richard Denniss, Dead Right

Satire and Politics

Jessica Milner Davis

Author : Jessica Milner Davis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319567747

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This book examines the multi-media explosion of contemporary political satire. Rooted in 18th century Augustan practice, satire’s indelible link with politics underlies today’s universal disgust with the ways of elected politicians. This study interrogates the impact of British and American satirical media on political life, with a special focus on political cartoons and the levelling humour of Australasian satirists.

The Best Australian Political Writing 2008

Maxine McKew,Tony Jones

Author : Maxine McKew,Tony Jones
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780522854213

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The Best Australian Political Writing 2008 by Maxine McKew,Tony Jones Pdf

"Tony Jones selects and introduces the best writing about the names and events that have shaped the past year in politics. From Howard's end to the war in Iraq; the Northern Territory intervention to the release of David Hicks, this diverse and compelling collection includes writing by Australia's leading commentators and opinion-makers. The best Australian political writing 2008 brings together the most controversial, illuminating and provocative writing about the names and events from the past year."--Provided by publisher.

The Rudd Government

Chris Aulich,Mark Evans

Author : Chris Aulich,Mark Evans
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921862076

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The Rudd Government by Chris Aulich,Mark Evans Pdf

"This edited collection examines Commonwealth administration under the leadership Prime Minister Kevin Rudd from 2007-2010. This was a remarkable period in Australian history: Rudd’s government was elected in 2007 with an ambitious program for change. However, as the chapters in this book demonstrate, these ambitions were thwarted by a range of factors, not the least being Rudd's failure to press ahead when he confronted 'road blocks' such the ETS or managing his massive agenda which constantly elevated issues to 'first order priority'. Although he started his term with stratospheric approval ratings, only two years later his support had collapsed and on 24 July 2010 he became the first sitting Prime Minister to be removed by his own Party before the expiry of his first term. In this book, expert contributors consider the Rudd Government’s policy, institutional and political legacy. The 14 chapters are organised into four sections, outlining the issues and agendas that guided Rudd’s government, changes to the institutions of state such as the public service and parliament, followed by discussions of key issues and policies that marked Rudd's term in office. The final section examines Rudd’s leadership and reflects on the personal foibles and political factors that brought his Prime Ministership undone. The Rudd Government has been produced by the ANZSOG Institute for Governance at the University of Canberra. It is the tenth in a series of books on successive Commonwealth administrations. Each volume has provided a chronicle and commentary of major events, policies and issues that have dominated successive administrations since 1983. As with previous volumes in the series, contributors have been drawn from a range of universities and other organisations."--Publisher's website.

Quarterly Essay 62 Firing Line

James Brown

Author : James Brown
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781925435016

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Quarterly Essay 62 Firing Line by James Brown Pdf

Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with the Islamic State. We also live in a region that has become much more volatile, as China asserts itself and America seeks to hold the line. What is it like to go to war? How do we decide to go to war? Where might we go to war in the future? Will we get that decision right? In this vivid, urgent essay, James Brown looks to history, strategy and his own experience to explore these questions. He examines the legacy of the Iraq War and argues that it has prevented a clear view of Australia’s future conflicts. He looks at how we plug into the US war machine, now that American troops are based in Darwin. And he sheds fascinating light on the extraordinary concentration of war powers in the hands of the Prime Minister – and how this might go wrong. This powerful essay argues that we have not yet begun to think through the choices that may confront us in years ahead. ‘When you live in a country like ours, the dirty business of war is a stranger. That is the blessed legacy of a place where soldiers are rarely seen, and then only on parade. Where war means Anzac Day, and Anzac Days are all the same. There are few moments in modern Australia when you might pause to ask the most consequential of questions . . . What is it that we are willing to fight for?’ —James Brown, Firing Line ‘[James Brown] is a fine writer, clear and persuasive and capable of adroit tactical moves.’ —Weekend Australian ‘Brown’s survey of this complicated landscape yields some striking phrases and arresting moments. He is a natural and precise writer with a vivid sense of place.’ —Australian Book Review

Quarterly Essay 39 Power Shift

Hugh White

Author : Hugh White
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921825668

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In Power Shift, Hugh White considers Australia’s future between Beijing and Washington. As the power balance shifts, and China’s infl uence grows, what might this mean for our nation? Throughout our history, we have counted fi rst on British then on American primacy in Asia. Now the rise of China as an economic powerhouse challenges US dominance and raises questions for Australia that go well beyond diplomacy and trade – questions about our place in the world, our loyalties and our long-term security. Will China replace the US as regional leader? If so, we will be dealing with an undemocratic and vastly more powerful nation. Will China wield its power differently from the US? If so, should we continue to support America and so divide Asia between our biggest ally and our biggest trading partner? How to defi ne the national interest in the Asian century? This visionary essay considers the shape of the world to come and the implications for Australia as it seeks to carve out a place in the new world order. “This year China overtook Japan to become the world’s second-biggest economy. It is already bigger, relative to the US, than the Soviet Union ever was during the Cold War. A Chinese challenge to American power in Asia is no longer a future possibility but a current reality. Few issues are more important to Australia’s future than how this plays out. You would not know it to listen to our leaders.” —Hugh White, Power Shift

Confusion

Nicholas Dyrenfurth

Author : Nicholas Dyrenfurth
Publisher : Academic Monographs
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780522856545

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CONFUSION revisits the seminal moment when liberals threw in their lot with the conservatives. In CONFUSION, some of Australia's foremost political historians including Marian Quartly and Stuart Macintyre revisit the seminal moment when liberals threw in their lot with the conservatives. In May 1909, Alfred Deakin, the radical liberal doyen, struck an agreement for a controversial 'fusion' with the anti-Labor factions, with the new grouping later adopting the name 'Liberal Party'. After a heated campaign, Labor won the 1910 election, forming the first majority government in the history of the Commonwealth. How had this occurred? For most of the previous decade Labor and Deakin had been allies. Was the anti-Labor alliance the inevitable outcome of middle-class men rallying against the growing electoral might of the workers' party? What were the long-term consequences for both sides of politics? With Labor in power federally and in all but one state, the non-Labor side of politics has been plunged into a period of introspection about its coalition arrangements, and about the legitimate traditions of Australian liberalism. Can the current Liberals learn from the events of a century ago?

Quarterly Essay 42 Fair Share

Judith Brett

Author : Judith Brett
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781921870323

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Quarterly Essay 42 Fair Share by Judith Brett Pdf

Once the country believed itself to be the true face of Australia: sunburnt men and capable women raising crops and children, enduring isolation and a fickle environment, carrying the nation on their sturdy backs. For almost 200 years after white settlement began, city Australia needed the country: to feed it, to earn its export income, to fill the empty land, to provide it with distinctive images of the nation being built in the great south land. But Australia no longer rides on the sheep’s back, and since the 1980s, when “economic rationalism” became the new creed, the country has felt abandoned, its contribution to the nation dismissed, its historic purpose forgotten. In Fair Share, Judith Brett argues that our federation was built on the idea of a big country and a fair share, no matter where one lived. We also looked to the bush for our legends and we still look to it for our food. These are not things we can just abandon. In late 2010, with the country independents deciding who would form federal government, it seemed that rural and regional Australia’s time had come again. But, as Murray-Darling water reform shows, the politics of dependence are complicated. The question remains: what will be the fate of the country in an era of user-pays, water cutbacks, climate change, droughts and flooding rains? What are the prospects for a new compact between country and city in Australia in the twenty-first century? ‘Once the problems of the country were problems for the country as a whole. But then government stepped back ... The problems of the country were seen as unfortunate for those affected but not likely to have much impact on the rest of Australia. The agents of neoliberalism cut the country loose from the city and left it to fend for itself.’ Judith Brett, Fair Share ‘Brett is one of our most experienced and sober commentators on currents in the conservative/rural stream, and always deserves a hearing. Fair Share gives a clear and solid account on how we have come to focus on the Big Country as a problem.’ —The Canberra Times ‘A clear and compelling account of how the country went from being a key source of the nation’s economy, pride and sense of self, to a problem that needs to be addressed.’ —The Week ‘An unalloyed expose of the plight of those who live in the countryside.’ —Ross Fitzgerald, The Australian

Spectators in the Field of Politics

Sandey Fitzgerald

Author : Sandey Fitzgerald
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137490636

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The book uses the long-standing theatre metaphor to bring political spectators out into the open, finding that they can be politically powerful. Filling out the metaphor with theatre theory, the book also finds that the metaphor can produce a viable model of democratic politics that incorporates spectators in a positive, meaningful way.

Quarterly Essay 41 The Happy Life

David Malouf

Author : David Malouf
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781921870149

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Quarterly Essay 41 The Happy Life by David Malouf Pdf

In The Happy Life, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what makes for a happy life? With grace and profundity, Malouf discusses new and old ways to talk about contentment and the self. In considering the happy life – what it is, and what makes it possible – he returns to the “highest wisdom” of the classics, looks at how, thanks to Thomas Jefferson’s way with words, happiness became a “right”, and examines joy in the flesh as depicted by Rubens and Rembrandt. In a world become ever larger and impersonal, he fi nds happiness in an unlikely place. This is an essay to savour and reflect upon by one of Australia’s greatest novelists. “How is it, when the chief sources of human unhappiness, of misery and wretchedness, have largely been removed from our lives ... that happiness still eludes so many of us? ... What is it in us, or in the world we have created, that continues to hold us back?” —David Malouf, The Happy Life

Quarterly Essay 58 Blood Year

David Kilcullen

Author : David Kilcullen
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781925203264

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Quarterly Essay 58 Blood Year by David Kilcullen Pdf

Last year was a “blood year” in the Middle East – massacres and beheadings, fallen cities, collapsed and collapsing states, the unravelling of a decade of Western strategy. We saw the rise of ISIS, the splintering of government in Iraq, and foreign fighters – many from Europe, Australia and Africa – flowing into Syria at a rate ten times that during the height of the Iraq War. What went wrong? In Blood Year, David Kilcullen calls on twenty-five years’ experience to answer that question. This is a vivid, urgent account of the War on Terror by someone who helped shape its strategy, as well as witnessing its evolution on the ground. Kilcullen looks to strategy and history to make sense of the crisis. What are the roots and causes of the global jihad movement? What is ISIS? What threats does it pose to Australia? What does its rise say about the effectiveness of the War on Terror since 9/11, and what does a coherent strategy look like after a disastrous year? “As things stand in mid-2015, Western countries . . . face a larger, more unified, capable, experienced and savage enemy, in a less stable, more fragmented region. It isn’t just ISIS – al-Qaeda has emerged from its eclipse and is back in the game in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Syria and Yemen. We’re dealing with not one, but two global terrorist organisations, each with its own regional branches, plus a vastly larger radicalised population at home and a massive flow of foreign fighters.” —David Kilcullen, Blood Year Winner of the 2015 Walkley Award for best long feature writing.

Quarterly Essay 28 Exit Right

Quarterly Essay 28 Exit Right by Judith Brett Pdf

Howard's Fourth Government by Chris Aulich,Roger Llewellyn Wettenhall Pdf

Doing Politics by Judith Brett Pdf

Quarterly Essay 37 What's Right? by Waleed Aly Pdf

Quarterly Essay 70 Dead Right by Richard Denniss Pdf

Satire and Politics by Jessica Milner Davis Pdf

The Best Australian Political Writing 2008 by Maxine McKew,Tony Jones Pdf

The Rudd Government by Chris Aulich,Mark Evans Pdf

Quarterly Essay 62 Firing Line by James Brown Pdf

Quarterly Essay 39 Power Shift by Hugh White Pdf

Confusion by Nicholas Dyrenfurth Pdf

Quarterly Essay 42 Fair Share by Judith Brett Pdf

Spectators in the Field of Politics by Sandey Fitzgerald Pdf

Quarterly Essay 41 The Happy Life by David Malouf Pdf

Quarterly Essay 58 Blood Year by David Kilcullen Pdf

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