The two main political parties in the West Australian state election to be held on Saturday 26th February 2005 are the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. There are many differences between the two parties in regard to the policies they present. A lot of money has been spent in the last mo...

When Australia was first established by white people, Governor Phillip had various powers and was able to rule in an autocratic way to keep the population under control (70% of whom were convicts). The wealthy and privileged filled the early parliaments and courts, which was an unofficial aristocra...

ECONOMICS AND THE HOUSING MARKET ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL HOUSE INTRODUCTION At present, not a day passes where there isn't a media report about the domestic housing/property market. The property market has proved its significance in the context of overall domestic activity, investme...

The gold rush was the catalyst for the unprecedented development of Victoria. The first discoveries of Gold made at Clunes, 90 miles north of Melbourne, functioned as a magnet to thousands of prospectors in the hope of 'striking it rich'. Consequently, the influx of foreigners and the di...

What they said ... 'This is not a road safety strategy, this is a budget strategy, and this Government has now become completely dependent on windfall gains from Victoria's motorists' Robert Doyle, leader of the Victorian Opposition 'If you get fined [and] lose your licence, you should actually...

The Eureka Stockade, which took place on Ballarat in 1854, can be seen as speeding up the process of democracy and self-government, but it cannot be classed as a turning point in Australia's history. The colonies were already on the track of democracy when the Eureka Stockade took p...