{"product_id":"australian-politics-for-dummies-isbn-9780730395423","title":"Australian Politics For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnderstand Aussie politics and make your vote count!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Politics For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e gives you a helping hand as you get to grips with the good, the bad and the ugly of Australian politics. Seasoned political punters and voting novices alike will find fascinating facts and top thrills in in this essential guide. Master the ins and outs of elections, parties and policies. In no time, you'll be discussing and debating the biggest issues with ease. Down under, we all have to vote. It's one of the many beautiful things about this land of ours, and this book will help you learn why (and how) to cast that ballot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition gives you everything you need to cast your vote with confidence. You'll identify what makes the Australian political system tick, distinguish between the different political parties and understand the influence of the media in Australian politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDecipher political terminology, make sense of the houses of parliament and understand why we have minor parties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how Australia's political system evolved and grasp today's voting systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake sense of coalition politics and figure out the differences between the Labor and Liberal parties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind out why Australia's system of government is described as 'Washminster,' and discover the Whips and the Usher of the Black Rod\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou want to know more about Australian politics, but, if we're being realistic, it's very complicated. \u003ci\u003eAustralian Politics For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e clears it all up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Politics: You’re in It 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Australian Politics: The Basics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Politics? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompulsory Voting 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Lot of Government 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoverning the nation 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoverning the states 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdministering the territories 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoads, rates and rubbish: Local government 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Government to Politics 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical parties 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA two-party system? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterest Groups: Fighting for Causes and Advancing Interests 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromotional interest groups 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSectional interest groups 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUmbrellas and peaks 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Politicians 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho becomes a politician? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA ‘boys’ club’? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeavy hitters: Interest group politicians 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics: You Can’t Escape It 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Hot Topics in Australia: The Political Debate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApathetic or Engaged? 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwareness of issues 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘isms’ in politics 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings We Never Tire of Talking About 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTariffs 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of the unions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigration 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconciliation 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen in politics 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat and powerful friends 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Things We’re Talking About 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOVID-19 and the pandemic 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe environment and climate change 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate change and water 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe republic 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalisation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNation building 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Issues, Simple Choices 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: The Australian System of Government 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: One Country, Many Rulebooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralia is a Federation 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Constitution and power-sharing 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe constitutions as rulebooks 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Path to Federation 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe constitutional conventions 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe states came first 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe need for a national government 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig States and Small States 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA house for the states: The Senate 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou get at least five lower house seats if 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Constitution 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Australian System of Constitutional Government 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe governors and the governor-general 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Executive in Council 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinisters of the Crown 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe parliament 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe electors 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe courts 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralian Constitutionalism: More than the Written Word 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Westminster: Much More than Big Ben\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Constitution without a (Written) Constitution 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat do conventions cover? 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crown 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe parliament 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe executive 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsible Government 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming a Responsible Government 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResign! Resign! 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollective Responsibility 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinisterial Responsibility 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestminster as Adversarial Politics 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe alternative prime minister 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe shadow ministry 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestminster and Party Politics 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTyranny of the executive? 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner takes all? 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestminster and Australia 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Washminster: The Australian Hybrid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish or American? 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican federalism: A model for Australia 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Senate, a court and a written constitution:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American legacy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits to Americanisation: Responsible Government 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsible Government the Australian Way 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive in Council or Cabinet? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe governor-general or the prime minister? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat about the states? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHouse of Representatives or the Senate? 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeadlocks 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe joint sitting 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClash of the Houses: The 1975 Constitutional Crisis 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe politics of the crisis 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe crisis: The deferral of supply 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe governor-general: The reserve powers exercised 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe governor-general’s actions: The controversies 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe meaning of the 1975 crisis 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKerr’s argument: Parliamentary Responsibility 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the crisis 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Parliament: The House on the Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHousing the Houses of Parliament 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new house 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe old house 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestminster parliaments: An overview 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever the twain shall meet? 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho’s Who? Putting People in Their Place 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speaker 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe President 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrontbenchers and backbenchers 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe crossbenchers 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Senate? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Whips 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion Time 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePairing 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoting in the Parliament 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRing the bells! The division 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing the floor 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConscience voting 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment rules, OK? 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Laws in the Parliament 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmended bills 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegislating: The Representatives versus the Senate 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe People’s Forum or a Rubber Stamp? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjournments and grievances 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise of standing committees 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat about Hung Parliaments? 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow common are hung parliaments? 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho governs while the crossbenchers are making up their minds? 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of the governor 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinority or coalition? 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStable or volatile? 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Governing the Great Southern Land\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Constitution and the Division of the Powers of Government 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 51 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal–State Relations 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdopting (and challenging) the Uniform Tax system 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling the purse strings 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooperative Federalism 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom COAG to National Cabinet 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinisterial councils 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntergovernmental agreements 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncooperative Federalism 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe High Court of Australia 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Federal Court 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy-making Australian Style 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic policy 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCabinet government the Australian way 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating policy 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinisterial advisers 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatutory authorities 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Government or Small Government? 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Party time! 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Parties, Parliament and Politics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is a Party? 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajors and Minors 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOddities of the Australian majors 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues for the Australian minors 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinor parties in the parliament 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Parliament: Party Organisation 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass membership, mass parties 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising money 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising candidates 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreselection 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactions 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternatives or Wellsprings: Interest Groups and Social Movements 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromotional interest groups 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial movements 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: The Australian Labor Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unions Create a Party 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strikes of 1891 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe union movement’s delegates? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoot and branch representation 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Party Organisation 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe supreme organ: Conference 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState and National Executive 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom 36 faceless men to 400 delegates 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA youth wing: Young Labor 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Labor Organisation: Internal Politics 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of factions 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeft versus right 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor and Policy: What Labor Stands For 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Socialist Objective 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Chifley and bank nationalisation 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Splits 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor and conscription: 1916 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor and the Great Depression: 1931 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead-up to the 1955 split: The Industrial Groupers 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany tensions, one big split 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernising Labor: From Whitlam to Rudd and Gillard 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Whitlam policy legacy 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHayden: Farewell the Socialist Objective 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hawke government 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeating: From treasurer to prime minister 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise of Rudd 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gillard years 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePragmatism in Action: Labor in the States 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor in the Future 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: The Liberal Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Origins: Free Traders, Protectionists and Fusionists 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new anti-Labor party: The Nationalists 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnti-Labor Uniting (Sort Of) 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnited they stand: Creating the United Australia Party 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnited they fall: The collapse of the UAP 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the UAP Ashes: The Liberal Party 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Liberal Party Organisation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting together: State and Federal Council 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollow the leader! 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Party Room 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy Menzies, of Menzies, for Menzies 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA structure for government or opposition? 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe branch membership strikes back! 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Young Liberals 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberal women 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberal Factionalism 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberals versus conservatives 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModerates versus Hardliners 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWets and Dries 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState-based alliances 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership alliances 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Liberal Party in Government 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePragmatism or programs? 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberals and the unions 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMenzies in government 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalcolm Fraser’s government 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Howard government 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Howard: The Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Liberal Party in the States 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Liberal Party and the Future 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: The National Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of Rural Party Politics: The Country Party 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA farmer’s party 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoldier settlements 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA shared constituency 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Country Party consolidates 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoalition Politics 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe coalition agreement 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits to coalition 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Party Organisation 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA small parliamentary party 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQueensland: A National Party heartland 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactionalism in the National Party 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Party in Government 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe early coalitionists 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn (Black Jack) McEwen: A Country Party giant 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoug Anthony: A moderniser 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTim Fischer: Back to basics 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Barnaby Joyce to Michael McCormack and back to Joyce 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Challenges 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: The Minor Parties and Independents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinor Parties: People’s Tribune or a Waste of Time? 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of the electoral system 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreference wheeling and dealing 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring minor party success 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenate-based minor parties 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere today, gone tomorrow? 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOut on Their Own: Independents 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndependent success 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce were party people 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Who’s Who of Minor Parties 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Democratic Labor Party 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Australian Democrats 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nuclear Disarmament Party 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe West Australian Greens 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Australian Greens (the Greens) 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePauline Hanson’s One Nation 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily First 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClive Palmer United Party 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberal Democrats 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinor Parties of the Future 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Citizen Power! 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Elections: A Festival of Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratic Origins 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal and State Elections 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralian elections: Compulsory democracy 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting elections 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent electoral systems 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany elections 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDouble-dissolution elections 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling elections: Who has the power? 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of the prime minister 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFixed-term parliaments? 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Electoral Systems 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUp the majority! Preferential voting 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLowering the electoral bar: Proportional representation 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Senate ballot paper: It’s a whopper! 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Wins and How? 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecounts and disputed returns 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExaggerated majorities 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParadoxical outcomes 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRansom-holding minorities 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the election is over 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn between elections: By-elections 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Let the Campaign Begin!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rules of the Game 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElections: It’s Party Time! 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShow me the money 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreselections and nominations 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirecting preferences 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Campaign 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising money and conducting campaigns 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBattle of the leaders? 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe television campaign: The Great Debates 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaunching the campaign 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the Press Club 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Day! Sausage Sizzles and More 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting the vote: Saturday night fever! 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Votes How and Why? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElecting oppositions in or voting governments out? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeats: Safe, marginal and swinging 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting election outcomes: The pendulum 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on the marginals 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Guide to Voter Types 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rusted-ons 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe swingers 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe donkey vote 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformal voters 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBattlers 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking families 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoctors’ wives 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-materialists 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: The Fourth Estate: The Media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of ‘the Press’ in Politics 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePress corps and press galleries 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Australian press gallery 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Media 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewspapers 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelevision 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadio 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe internet and social media 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing and Queen Makers? Journalists and Commentators 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJournalists 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpinion writers 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical cartoonists 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpinion pollsters 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment Broadcasting? The ABC 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalanced or left-wing bias? 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering elections 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Power of the Media? 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgenda setting 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpin doctors 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpinion polling 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Part of Tens 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Ten Politicians Who Made an Impact\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Christian Watson (1867–1941) 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Curtin (1885–1945) 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Menzies (1894–1978) 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGough Whitlam (1916–2014) 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalcolm Fraser (1930–2015) 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBob Hawke (1929–2019) 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Howard (b 1939) 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon Chipp (1925–2006) 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBob Brown (b 1944) 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePauline Hanson (b 1954) 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Ten (Plus One!) Speeches Worth Listening to Again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Henry Parkes: The Crimson Thread of Kinship, 1890 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Curtin: We Are Fighting Mad, 1942 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Menzies: Forgotten People, 1942 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Chifley: Light on the Hill, 1949 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeville Bonner: Aboriginal Rights, 1971 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGough Whitlam: It’s Time, 1972 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Keating: The Redfern Speech, 1992 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePauline Hanson: Inaugural Speech to Parliament, 1996 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Howard: Bali Terrorist Attack, 2002 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKevin Rudd: Apology to the Stolen Generations, 2008 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJulia Gillard: ‘Misogyny Speech’, 2012 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: Ten Acts of Political Bastardry in Australia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hopetoun Blunder 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspiring to Conscription 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFleeing a Sinking Ship? 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpoilsport! 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver a Barrel 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dismissal 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Drover’s Dog 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing out the Knives 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKiss and Tell? 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Parade of Bastardry 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19: Ten (Plus One!) Women who made History in Australian Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDame Enid Lyons (1897–1981) 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDame Dorothy Tangney (1907–1985) 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDame Margaret Guilfoyle (1926–2020) 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSusan Ryan (1942–2020) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoan Child (1921–2013) 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanine Haines (1945–2004) 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMargaret Reid (b 1935) 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRosemary Follett (b 1948) 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuentin Bryce (b 1942) 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJulia Gillard (b 1961) 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinda Burney (b 1957) 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Nick Economou\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. 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