The electoral act is designed to disadvantage Independents

4 Aug 2010 | The electoral act is designed by the major parties to sabotage the chances of Independent candi ...  

The Frozen Continent

31 Jul 2010 | [caption id="attachment_857" align="alignright" width="150"] Prof George Williams[/caption] Lab ...  

Monarchy: a global reality check

18 Jul 2010 |     by Ross Garrad During the leadup to the 1999 referendum, there was a conce ...  

Not much to choose from this election

17 Jul 2010 | So, Julia Gillard has finally called for an election to be held. In a sign of how much Tony Abbott ...  

Conservative voters are surprisingly direct

16 Jul 2010 | by John Pyke In 1999 Prime Minister Howard made it clear that, though he did not want a ...  

The monarchy enhances the power of politicians

7 Jul 2010 | by Lewis Holden A recent survey showing politicians to be only slightly more trusted than ...  

Julia Gillard must call an election now

4 Jul 2010 | Julia Gillard must gain a mandate from the people. There is nothing wrong with a sitting ...  

Deliberative democracy

2 Jul 2010 | by Ross Garrad Deliberative democracy is a term not widely known, but is something seen as ...  

Southern style democracy

30 Jun 2010 |   [caption id="attachment_144" align="alignright" width="276"] Mark Aldridge - democracy act ...  

Towards a true democracy

25 Jun 2010 | David Donovan looks at the way the justice and political system in Australia is still rather ...