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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone? The Influence of Direct Democracy on Individual Participation in Parliamentary Elections [PDF]

, 2010
This paper evaluates whether direct democracy supplements or undermines traditional representative democracy. While a first approach assumes that a culture of active direct democracy stimulates citizens political interest and ultimately bolsters ...
Freitag, Markus, Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Unravelling the Referendum: An Analysis of the 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum Outcomes Across Capital Cities

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

Compulsory voting in Australian national elections [PDF]

, 2005
Compulsory voting has been part of Australia\u27s national elections since 1924. Renewed Liberal Party interest and a parliamentary committee recommendation that voluntary voting be the subject of future investigation suggest that this may well be an ...
Parliamentary Library (Australia), Scott Bennett   +1 more
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Control for Coalitions in Parliamentary Elections

CoRR
The traditional election control problem focuses on the use of control to promote a single candidate. In parliamentary elections, however, the focus shifts: voters care no less about the overall governing coalition than the individual parties' seat count.
Hodaya Barr, Eden Hartman, Yonatan Aumann, Sarit Kraus   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tasmanian state election 2014: an overview [PDF]

, 2014
This paper provides an overview of Tasmania’s parliamentary and electoral system, the state’s political landscape in the lead up to the election, issues that dominated the 2014 election, the parties, the candidates and the results.
Joy McCann
core  

Constructive Patriotism Predicts Voting Intentions: Evidence From State Parliamentary, EU Parliamentary, and Presidential Elections Across Different EU Countries

Journal of Social and Political Psychology
In the present research, we investigated the link between different forms of national identification (i.e., constructive patriotism, glorification, and conventional patriotism) and intentions to vote in state parliamentary elections in Poland and Spain ...
Mirjana Rupar, Maciej Sekerdej, Katarzyna Jamróz-Dolińska, Barbora Hubená   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Differences in Civic and Political Engagement and Participation Among Italian Young People

Social Psychological Bulletin, 2021
A substantial amount of literature has revealed gender gaps in political participation. However, little is known about such gaps when using more comprehensive measures of civic and political participation including online participation.
Serena Stefani, Gabriele Prati, Iana Tzankova, Elena Ricci, Cinzia Albanesi, Elvira Cicognani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source