The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment. – Robert Maynard Hutchins, educator (1899-1977)
What Is Politics and Why Does It Matter?
- The Five Questions to Ask Those in Power
- What Is Politics?
- Why Study Politics? (Monash University)
- Feb 04, 2002: Why Politics Matters: A Case Study – Public Liability Insurance
- Nov 28, 1948: Robert Menzies: Politics As An Art – decades after its publication, Menzies’ words ring true in this age of spin and professional politics.
Key Terms
Australia’s liberal democracy is built around a constitutional monarchy and the British Westminster system, but with the American federal structure grafted onto it.
- Definitions of Key Political Terms.
- Democratic Audit of Australia – an outstanding site from the Australian National University, devoted to auditing the strengths and weaknesses of Australian democracy.
Australia
- Advance Australia Fair – the words of the Australian National Anthem
- Australian Citizenship – Immigration Department leaflet on citizenship (2004)
- An Australian Compact – booklet by the late Donald Horne on Australian values (2002)
Humour
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