Swingeing - a new term in the Oz body politic
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sat, 03/05/2014 - 2:19pm
Blogs
Can we take the Australian govt to the International Court?
Submitted by Steve Irons on Mon, 21/04/2014 - 5:35pm
From Part 1 - Hey Prince William Click here <<<<<
What we want – the taking of the Australian government to the International Court of Justice
I would ask you to take back to Buckingham Palace and Westminster a request from certain subjects in the colony to promote the taking of the Australian government to the International Court of Justice for their misuse of their power to openly break the requirements placed on all signatories to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;
Dear Prince William: We seek your help
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sun, 20/04/2014 - 9:16pm
Dear Prince William;
National Sovereignty Being Traded in Trade Agreements
Submitted by Matthew Mitchell on Tue, 01/04/2014 - 8:12am
Recent trade agreements
RACE & RACIAL VILIFICATION
Submitted by Steve Irons on Mon, 24/03/2014 - 12:20pm
Background to the concept of race
The context
The word ‘race’ is an unusual word and needs to be understood in its particular historical context.
A Constitution for People and Country
Submitted by Matthew Mitchell on Mon, 10/03/2014 - 1:31pm
Protecting the rights of people
Shorten's first 100 days : the 'BRB' problem
Submitted by Steve Irons on Wed, 19/02/2014 - 9:16pm
The corporate world tell their executives that because of the learning curve the "first 100 days" are key to any leadership position. You don’t jump in on day one, you need to learn where your previous administration got it wrong (and by extension got it right) and you need time to strengthen key relationships, and you need time to develop a vision for the future.
The Need for a New Constitution
Submitted by Matthew Mitchell on Wed, 19/02/2014 - 5:28pm
There are several reasons why we may need a new constitution. One is to overcome the problems of Governments signing away sovereign rights through treaties - for example through Investor-State Dispute Settlement systems such as in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the Australia-Korea FTA.
This is an issue I discuss here: The TPP, Treaties and the Constitution.
Other regional maps
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sun, 02/02/2014 - 5:56pm
On this page we will collect some initial reference to other regional maps in use around Australia:
Warren Mundine's unofficial regions
Noticed on Twitter today - Warren Mundine's language map (nothing official just an illustration of a language group):
https://twitter.com/IndigenousX/status/429853177412734976/photo/1
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Australia Day Celebrations
Submitted by Steve Irons on Fri, 24/01/2014 - 1:42pm
National identity?
Nationalism and national identity tend to be sold (by those in power at the time) as something timeless, something to be honoured because it has been around forever. So these days on “Australia Day” we hear politicians and key Australians waxing lyrically on an important celebration and a public holiday across Australia that allows us to reflect on the history of Australia, and on the “first fleet” that came into Botany Bay in 1788.
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