| Description |
426 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introductions: Introduction / Tim Wilson, Carlo Carli & Paul Collits -- Left perspective / Carlo Carli -- Classical liberalism / Tim Wilson -- Conservatism / Paul Collits -- Big or small: multicultural or multi-racial? / Bronwyn Hinz, Ainslie van Onselen, Alexander Downer -- Should we respond to climate change? / David Redfearn, Tim Wilson, Ian Pilmer -- Should we co-operate internationally? / Andrew Hewett, Alan Oxley, Michael O'Connor -- Why should government get in the way of business? / Martin Foley, Judith Sloan, Peter Murphy -- Does one generation have a responsibility to the next? / Mike Hill, Charles Kemp, Greg Melleuish -- Are workers just another commodity? / Ged Kearney, Ken Phillips, Ray Evans -- Whould we take anything foreigners throw at us? / Tristan Ewins, Sinclair Davidson, Tony Makin -- Where does the private domain start and the public end? / Phillip Bain, Michael Keane, Miranda Kiraly -- What's the future of school education? / Bill Hannan, Ryan Bolger, Kevin Donnelly -- When did kids become a social investment? / Siobhan Hanna, Adam Creighton, Kevin Andrews -- What are the limits of free speech? / Larry Stillman, Simon Breheny, Greg Melleuish -- How much should we provide for a fair society? / Phillip Moran, Julie Novak, Gary Johns -- What's wrong with our universities? / Jeannie Rea, Julian Lesser, Peter Murphy -- Can regional Australia expected to be treated equally? / Stefano de Pieri, Louise Staley, Barnaby Joyce -- Do we want cheaper housing or nicer streets? / Chris Anderson, Gareth Ward, Bob Day -- Why should we be forced to pay for culture and sport? / Alan Austin, Christian Kerr, Jai Martinkovits -- How should we govern our big brown country? / Edward Bates, Dean Smith, Scott Prasser -- Can we really all be equal? Carlo Carli, Christine Forster, David van Gend -- Can we ever reconcile our past? / Jenne Perlstein, Peter van Onselen, Gary Johns -- Biographies of authors |
| Summary |
Democracy is about choice. But today it can appear to be a choice between personalities as major political parties squabble over different shades of the same policy. Is the great political contest of ideas over? Or are the divisions less obvious than they once were? How does the left balance competing ideas like free speech and avoiding offence? Why do classical liberals want to abolish the ABC and Australian Institute of Sport? And where do the left, liberals and conservatives agree, and why? Turning left or right asks these questions, breaks through the wall of sound bites and explores how century old political philosophies connect to practical policy for the 21st Century. Each chapter includes three essays from some of Australia's most engaged political thinkers who explore contemporary policy issues, find the dividing lines and reinject values and ideas. Importantly, every author's essay provides insight into the solutions they think are needed to make Australia a better country for future generations |
| Analysis |
Aboriginal reconciliation |
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Australian |
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Child rearing |
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Climate change |
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Conservatism |
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Educational philosophy |
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Equality |
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Essays |
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Federalism |
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Foreign investment in Australia |
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Freedom of speech |
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Housing |
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International cooperation |
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Liberalism |
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Multiculturalism |
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Policy process |
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Political conditions |
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Political ideologies |
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Private sector |
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Regional centres |
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Social contract |
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Social democracy |
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Industrial relations |
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Socialism |
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Sport |
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Universities |
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Welfare state |
| Notes |
Presented by Charles Kemp (wrote one of the papers) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Audience |
General |
| Subject |
Conservatism -- Australia.
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Liberalism -- Australia.
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Political culture -- Australia -- 21st century.
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Right and left (Political science)
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Socialism -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
Carli, Carlo, editor of compilation
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Collits, Paul, editor of compilation
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Wilson, Tim, editor of compilation
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| ISBN |
1922168777 (paperback) |
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9781922168771 (paperback) |
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