Examines the changes to Australian foreign policy since 9/11 and the rise of global Islamic terrorism. This book covers the main areas of Australian foreign policy - security, trade, development assistance, multilateral inst

This authoritative guide to the practice and process of public policy in Australia combines sound analysis and practical know-how in a handbook of great value to students, teachers and practitioners.'

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A comprehensive guide to various aspects of behaviour in public and private occasions. This book's coverage various subjects, including official protocol and procedures such as in Parliamentary settings, visits by heads of st

In The Battle for Bennelong, Margot Saville hits the campaign trail with Maxine McKew, indulging Maxine's obsession with dim sum, watches her draw yet another raffle, and dance excitedly at the Granny Smith Festival. In a tight conte

An updated edition of this title on the changes in Australia and in Australian politics in the years since Menzies.

Tony Jones selects and introduces the best political analysis of events that have shaped the past year. From the war in Iraq to the AWB scandal, the end of Kim Beazley to the Palm Island death in custody, this is a diverse and compelling collec

The move for individual contracts for employees overturns a century of collective bargaining. David Peetz peels away the layers of corporate and government doublespeak that surround this most heated issue to uncover what is

Australia is the only democratic country in the world that does not have a national charter or bill that protects basic human rights. This book argues that the Australian parliament should create a charter of rights drawin

They put lives at risk. They twisted the law. They drew the military into the heart of an election campaign. They muzzled the press. They misused intelligence services, defied the United Nations, antagonised Indonesi

It is a long way from the events of 11 September 2001 to David Hicks' cell in Guantanamo Bay in 2007. This work explains the intricacies of Hicks' case, the behind-the-scene workings of the military commissions set up at Gua

This is an accessible guide to the vocabulary used in trade negotiations. It explains about 2,500 terms and concepts in simple language. Its main emphasis is on the multilateral trading system represented by the agreements u

Award-winning biographer Quentin Beresford tracks the spectacular rise and fall of the man in the Panama hat in this definitive biography of the former Western Australian premier and ruthless behind-the-scenes ALP powe

Sketches the triumph and tragedy of individuals against the big issues of the era: economic management, resources development and Australia's place in the world. The Hawke Ascendancy is, above all a gripping inside account o

Paul Keating famously said that Asian countries wouldn't deal with John Howard. The decade of Howard government foreign policy has produced numerous gaffes and foreign policy crises in Asia, yet currently Australia enjoys ar

From the co-writer of "John Winston Howard", the definitive biography of the Prime Minister, comes "After the Election", which takes us behind the scenes of both parties on the announcement of the election campaign.P

Follows the trail of Islamic terrorists, from their origins in the mosques and religious schools of Indonesia, to their terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. Documenting how Australia became caught up in the war on terror

"Inside Kevin 07" takes readers into the extraordinary campaign that put Kevin Rudd in the Lodge. Labor's 2007 victory was historic, not only in numerical terms, but also in what it represents about the party itself,

02 This book takes a look at the Press Gallery from its transfer to the new Parliament House in 1988 through to the present day. These years have coincided with massive change in communications technology and a

What role does the US play in shaping Australian politics? This work dissects the relationship between Australia and the US. It explores how Australia has become a key player in maintaining American dominance in South East A

A guide to the lobby industry in Australia, which employs several thousand people. It is a wake-up call to parliament and people that unless they are aware of what all lobby groups are doing Australia runs the risk of its sy

Before the 1990s, the decades in Australia used to run to a predictable script of bust, boom, and bust. They'd commence with the economy in the pits, assume the personality of the good times that followed, and conclude with another collapse. Co

In 1993, Paul Keating won the unwinnable federal election. Since then, however the change in the 'Australian Labor Party's' fortunes have been diabolical. From Beazley to Crean, to Latham and back again; the 'ALP' changes its leaders

This text outlines both practical and theoretical approaches in making Australian foreign policy.

Uncovers the truth behind the Howard Government's international trade treaties with the US and how crucial parts of Australia's domestic economy, international markets, defence and health security, research, energy policy an

Argues persuasively that we need to reclaim politics and power from politicians who have increasingly pursued contentious policies unconstrained by robust debate. P Strangio, Monash University.

A scholarly and comprehensive account of Australian politics, covering all aspects of Australian political life and thought in over 400 specifically commissioned entries.

A raft of recent political scandals in Australia has generated widespread media and public interest in the role and accountability of ministerial staffers, and their impact on relations between ministers and their public ser

For over a decade, John Howard's government has found ways to silence its critics, one by one. Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, Australians have become accustomed to repeated attacks on respected individuals and or

The book that launches campaigns STILL NOT HAPPY, JOHN, with you and your government. We've had three more years of: > secrecy, cover-ups and scandals - think AWB > laws like WorkChoices eroding people's prosperity > an unpopular and deceitfu

On Remembrance Day, 1975, the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, sacked the Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. The Dismissal was the culmination of almost three years of political conflict. This work tells the polit

The 2007 general election wasn't just critical for the politicians. It has irrevocably placed Australia on a path for the future. The critical decisions that shaped the contest were taken in the lead-up to the poll first by

For the past 20 years there has been incessant privatisation, deregulation and contracting out by the Australian government. Has it gone so far that the government has lost control of susbstantal parts of economic and social