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Evaluating the immediate impacts of the repeal of the Northern Territory minimum unit price on off‐premises alcohol pricing: Findings from an observational study of online alcohol retailers

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims A minimum unit price (MUP) of AUD$1.30 per standard drink was implemented in 2018 in the Northern Territory (NT), Australia, to reduce the availability of cheap alcohol. Despite evidence of its efficacy in decreasing alcohol consumption and harms, the MUP was repealed on 1 March 2025.
Mia Miller   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miss(ed) Representation? Gender, Policy Content, and Legislative Success in Australian Private Members' Bills

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
This paper examines the substantive representation of women in Australian legislative institutions by analysing private members' bills introduced at the state and federal levels from 1997 to 2022. While Australia has made considerable progress in gender equality, persistent sexism and misogyny challenge the substantive impact of increasing numbers of ...
Isabella Vacaflores, Elise Stephenson
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance on Gambling Policies in New South Wales, Australia: The Rise of the Poker Machine

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study traces how gambling in Australia changed from a simple form of leisure, enjoyed by all social classes in colonial times, to a billion‐dollar industry driven by political and economic imperatives. Using a case study, it links vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI), caused by changes to the state‐federal taxation structure, to the ...
Barbara Kinder, Michael B. Charles
wiley   +1 more source

Economy and religious tourism

open access: yes, 2018
By centuries pilgrimages are present in Christianity. For Catholics, the importance of devotions and visits to the Marian sanctuaries is indisputable. The number of visitors and pilgrims to these temples makes the local economy an important destination for religious tourism.
openaire   +1 more source

(Non)belonging and (un)freedom

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This article centers on the concept of “belonging” to argue that belonging and freedom are fundamentally related, and that this relationship cannot be easily captured in formal terms alone. I contend that experiences of incomplete belonging among citizens deserve attention from political science because, in addition to their more obvious ...
Yuna Blajer de la Garza
wiley   +1 more source

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