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Mining History for the 2013 election

by Sarah Burnside

Sarah Burnside is a Perth-based freelance writer with experience in law and policy. She tweets at @saraheburnside

 

Questions around the mineral sector and the taxes it pays are not as prominent in this election campaign as they were in 2010, but they have not disappeared.

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The Right to Bear Arms: Why this Constitutional Entitlement has become little more than a Dangerous Anachronism in the Twenty-First Century

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by Elizabeth Guarino

 

Executive Summary

  • Popularised contemporary interpretations of the right to bear arms outlined in the Second Amendment of the US Constitution have become decontextualised.
  • The prevalent understanding of the Second Amendment is that it confers a right on individual American citizens to Read more »
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A proverbial Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? The Dangers for Democracies in hurriedly introducing Emergency Powers

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by Xavier Fowler

 

Executive Summary

  • Crisis in a democracy can persuade its citizens to (temporarily) sacrifice civil liberties and democratic traditions in order to achieve security and stability.
  • The 1933 ‘Reichstag Fire Decree’ and the 2001 USA Patriot Act are both incidences of governments Read more »
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Reconciling (with) the Past: The Black Armband and White Blindfold Histories in and of Australia

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by Tamara McGuire

 

Executive Summary

  • This article examines the role that an apology can have in the process of reconciling with historical injustices and how official apologies can help in the healing process.
  • Official apologies are controversial, at times tirelessly resisted and their purpose Read more »
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Our Sick Society: Curing the Stigma attached to Mental Illness through Public Awareness and Education

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by Shelise Robertson

 

Executive Summary

  • This article argues for the creation of well-defined social and institutional guidelines encouraging diversity and equality to accompany Australia’s current Mental Health Reform.
  • Terminology used will be appropriate to the historical context and ‘mental illnesses’ will be used as Read more »
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Mining History for the 2013 election The Right to Bear Arms: Why this Constitutional Entitlement has become little more than a Dangerous Anachronism in the Twenty-First Century A proverbial Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? The Dangers for Democracies in hurriedly introducing Emergency Powers Reconciling (with) the Past: The Black Armband and White Blindfold Histories in and of Australia Our Sick Society: Curing the Stigma attached to Mental Illness through Public Awareness and Education