The Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Liberal Party Introduction: This assignment deals with the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Liberal Party. It will go explain in depth their origins, motives objectives and achievements. History: Labor Party: The Labor party has recently celebrated its centenary in 1991, making it Australia’s oldest party. Labor first became a Federal Party when the former colonies of Australia federated in 1901. Separate labour parties
The Australian Labor Party is a centre-left wing political party which was formed to represent the rights and interests of the industrial working population. The Australian Labor Party is the oldest political party in Australian history with its history tracing back to 1890. The Australian Labor Party emerged from the Australian labour movement which aimed to improve working conditions and raise wages for industrial workers (McKinlay, 1979). In 1890 workers were paid low wages while working in poor
time, which could perchance have been a foreshadowing of things to come for the most recent labor government of Julia Gillard which has been labeled by some as the most incompetent government since Whitlam. Gough Whitlam has had the most books written and published about him than any other Australian Prime Minister to Date. This essay will argue that Whitlam was a successful leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who had the ability and charisma to lead Australia in an era of prosperity; he did
When you think of the “land down under” you don’t really think of the kind of government they have. I chose to write about the Australian government because I really don’t hear much about Australia. It currently has a pretty interesting story to tell when it comes to their government. I became a bit interested in Australian politics when I saw a political animated cartoon on the internet that depicted Kevin Rudd, the last Prime Minister, on a news television show and it was quite humorous. I am going
though conscription was opposed by his own party, the Labor Party. The contrasting and diverse views of Conscription were argued between Leaders of Politics and Business against the views of Farmers and Trade Workers. Some Australian’s believed that it was a man’s duty to fight for his country while others believed no citizen should be forced to fight under “Totalitarianism.” As WWI went on, the enlistment of Australian troops declined as more Australian citizens became opposed to the fighting. The
responsibility. Waking every morning in a warm bed in a secure house for some Australians is only a dream. Every day more and more people are becoming or are at risk of becoming homeless as the global economy crumbles away and monetary resources become harder to find. What is homelessness: the Australian Government Department of Health (2005) defines homelessness as a person who is without a conventional home. Homeless Australians have become disconnected from family and friend and has few, if any resource
Australian Bicameralism Bicameralism in Australia has a long history dating back to the pre-Federation colonial parliaments. These structures, in turn, evolved from their British forbear, the parliament at Westminster. At federal and state levels there has been considerable debate and controversy over the continuing efficacy and efficiency of the two-house model. Is it necessary or desirable to maintain two houses of parliament for state and federal governments in Australia? Did the Queensland
economic deregulation. His particular achievements as Prime Minister included the passage of the Native Title Act, encouraging the process of reconciliation between Aboriginal and other Australians, the introduction of policies encouraging economic competitiveness, and debate over the possibility of an Australian republic. Hon. Paul Keating was Prime Minister from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996. Born: 18 January 1944 at Sydney, NSW. Paul John Keating was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on
2009, he resigned from shadow ministerial duty in opposition against the stand taken by the Liberal Party on the Rudd Government's Emissions Trading Scheme. On December 1, 2009, Tony Abbott beat Malcolm Turnbull by 42 votes to 41, to become the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Leader of the
reforms of Australian society, policies and way of life in the history of Australia. (Hocking 2012 p1) He eradicated the Infamous White Australia Policy and gave women equal rights. Aboriginals had their land rights recognized for the first time, he ended sexual and racial discrimination among many other things (Davidson Hurst Macyntire 1998 p689) The ideas and policies he put in motion are arguably some of the most influential and a lot of his ideas are still implemented in Australian way of life
The Art Of Red Taping: Government Fixers Government fixing does not literally mean that something is being fixed or repaired. Government fixers are hidden in many different government agencies, others have sub fixers who act as front liners before being processed by the fixer itself inside a certain agency. The real work however, is driven by corruption. The process that run the art of red tape is governed by a culture of corruption - a culture that is accepted by the public as part of the system
Lloyd George became Prime Minister in 1916 with the ‘great war’ to deal with. Much was expected from him very quickly. He headed up a coalition made up of predominantly conservatives, also the ‘New Liberals’ and a few labour members. The liberal party was split between the Asquithian Liberals and the Lloyd George followers that joined the coalition. It was inevitable that this coalition would be very difficult to keep under control as it had to satisfy many different groups of society. During
Immigration Problems of Australia After World War II After World War II, Australia launched a massive immigration program, believing that having narrowly avoided a Japanese invasion, Australia must "populate or perish." Hundreds of thousands of displaced Europeans, including for the first time
Arthur Calwell was also the Leader of the Australian Labour party in 1960 through to 1967. Products and industries located within the Calwell electorate include automobile manufacturing, food processing, the production of wines, textiles, horse studs, transport, clothing, telecommunications, airline industries
This essay analyses the Australian-China bilateral relationship since 1945 and in particular its political significance to Australia. Many global factors have influenced this relationship, including the advent of the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the collapse of the Soviet bloc European nations. In addition, internal political changes in Australia and China have both affected and been affected by the global changes. It will be analysed that Australia’s bilateral relationship with
Introduction: This report is the about 24th Prime Minister and leader of the labour party, Paul Keating. Profile: Paul Keating was born in Paddington, NSW on the 18th of January 1944. His parents were Minnie and Matthew Keating, He was the eldest child out of his to siblings Anne and Greg Keating. Paul Keating went to Bankstown’s De La Salle College before he dropped out when he was 15. Keating went to Belmore Technical Collage for two years but in the end he didn’t do the final exams. Keating’s
grant Papua New Guinea (PNG) its independence. Starting from the end of World War II and into the1950s, the Australian colony of Papua and the United Nations (UN) Trust Territory of New Guinea, merged in 1949, and appeared to lie securely with Australia. The Minister for Territories, Paul Hasluck, in 1951, thought that self-government in PNG was still about a century off. The Australian public, had little concern for PNG. But there were many security concerns for Australia about perceived communist
Australian Foreign Policy What is Foreign Policy? Foreign Policy is a nations’ attitude, actions (ie economic sanctions, peacekeeping, military activity) as well as our dealings with other countries (ie trade, immigration, aid, defence) and anything that is directed towards preserving and furthering certain national interests. Foreign Policy seeks to maintain national security, promote economic and trade interests, expand regional and global links, and promote the nation as a good global citizen
Jack London: A Biography John Griffith London, better known to us as Jack London, was born to Flora Wellman January 12, 1876, in San Francisco. (Ranch Album) His father was presumably W.H. Chaney, who left Flora after finding out she was pregnant. (Stasz, 9) Flora met and eventually married John London on September 7, 1876 bringing John's two other children, Ida and Eliza, into the family. (Ranch Album) Flora enlisted the help of a wet nurse and, with the help her and Eliza, Jack London
Populist Party The Populist Party, a third political party that originated in America in the latter part of the nineteenth century, derived as a result of farmer discontent and economic distress. This was caused by the country's shift from an agricultural American life to one in which industrialists dominated the nation's development. The public felt as if they were being cheated by these "robber barons," a term given to those who took advantage of the middle and lower classes by "boldly stealing