1.A shift to a republic would be in Australia's best interests. There have been a series of debates on the actual future of the Australian state. On the one hand, there are some who suggest that Australia would have a better future as an independent and sovereign republic; on the other hand, the cu...

Over one hundred years ago, the Australian Workers Union (A.W.U) stood at the forefront of the most significant industrial battle in the Australian workplace. It was a fight over "freedom of contract". The pastoralists, the employers in Australia's wool industry, wanted the "freedom" to employ ...

Given the declining world commodity market and the consequent poor performance of Australia's mining and agricultural sectors, the government must acknowledge tourism as the key growth sector. Without sound management strategies and a co-ordinated policy framework, long-term growth in touris...

PRIVATISATION - TELSTRA What are the advantages of privatising Telstra and how does this impact it's ethical conduct while striving to satisfy community expectations? I believe that putting important public assets into select private hands is not in Australia's long-term interests, and op...

Everyone has a right to an opinion and in March last year many students showed their views in a rally. These students believed the war in Iraq was not a good idea and wished to have it stopped. They believed that the war would have a severe impact on the civilians of Iraq; they questioned America&ap...

Was the Governor General right to argue that he had the constitutional authority to dismiss the Whitlam Government or was Whitlam correct in arguing that the principle of responsible government should prevail? On the 11th November 1975, the Australian Governor General, Sir John Kerr, dismissed...

Question 1. To what extent should the legal system recognise cultural diversity? Cultural diversity is the wide range of different people from different backgrounds and races, who have different beliefs and who come from different countries that have either migrated or immigrated to another cou...