Liberal Party of Australia

Australian politics. The shift from ‘White Australia’ to ‘Multicultural Australia’ occurred during the 1960s-2000’s. Positive progression of political and civil attitudes towards minority out-groups – from race-based exclusion to State espoused multiculturalism – gradually transpired. The Aliens Act Repeal Act of (1987) repealed the Aliens Act 1947. However, this progression appears to have only occurred as immigrant communities demanded social equality; that Australia maintain a plurality of…

Australia is one of the few developed nations which currently retains a compulsory voting system. As Australia is a liberal democratic nation there has been debate surrounding the freedom of choice to vote and the current compulsory voting system. A democratic system is defined as a system of government where the power lies within the people. The people have the ability to elect their representatives into Parliament through the process of regular elections. Though there may be few arguments…

addition of Section 88EA which states, ‘a union solemnised in a foreign country between (a) a man and another man, or (b) a woman and another woman, must not be recognised as a marriage in Australia’. As a result, the Commonwealth was not willing to allow any degree of same-sex marriage to be recognised within Australia, including same-sex couples that had married overseas. View point In recent years, the Commonwealth Parliament and some state parliaments have changed…

basis. Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (2016) There are also non-government contributors, not for profit organisations and volunteer programmes some still run by religious organizations like the first health care providers in Australia, a lot of these are funded by the community or privately, they provide community services like case managers, counselling and aged…

Political parties are of eminent importance in guiding the activity of modern liberal democracies and they simultaneously act to support and to subvert the principles that envelop democracy. The organisation of the masses into cohesive entities where political power can be aggregated is one of the most important functions carried out by political parties as it feasibly allows the average member of the populace to participate in the democratic political process. Accountability of the ruling…

It allowed Australia to create a new national identity that was not based on the masculinity and importance of war for men, rather it had grounds in a society that was able to initiate change. It did negatively cause significant change in a short period of time which…

rights and therefore unacceptable. This notion is looked at in the context of Australia, and the human rights violations that indefinite detention has on asylum seekers who travel there. Before delving…

Since Australia got independence from the colonial rule, it has continued to carry the cultural dimensions of the western society. The media of Australian society is very open and liberal and the society supports and gives place for people from all cultures and nationalities. Australia has a diversified nation where people from all over the world comes to live, work and study. However, there are various instances of racist incidents which are reported in the media and action is taken in most of…

Political Disinterest of the Younger Generation in Australia The recent Australian federal election in July saw a ninety-five percent participation rate, three percent higher than in the previous election. With such a high percentage of voters, one would assume most Australians have a high sense of civic duty. Much of the younger generation, however, appears to lack political interest. In 2013, only around 50 percent of eighteen year olds participated in the federal election1. The article I…

isolated by its ideals and views. North Korea’s extreme views have caught the attention of media worldwide, as it is so different to most governments. Australia, having been colonized by Britain, appears quite similar to the British system, having human rights and equality at the center of their ideals. Both Australia and North Korea are labeled as liberal democracies on paper, and have written constitutions. Although this, their political systems have vast differences. Rule of Law Rule of…