90.2 Apr-Jun 2019

AQ: Australian Quarterly

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A Word
This edition ‘hits the selves’ only days before the Morrison government is set to hand down their early budget, opening the door for a quick-fire election. Australia will have decided on the fate of the Coalition government before we at AQ have anoth
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The Human Factor
Yes, it’s the Brave New World of direct-to-consumer genetic testing – and it’s coming to a barbecue near you. Already, the companies that offer the service turn an estimated $100 million in annual global sales. On some estimates, the market will clim
AQ: Australian Quarterly11 min readEnvironmental Science
More Important Than Ever: Antarctica – The Last Frontier
Humans have been grappling with the magnitude and magnificence of Antarctica since their first encounters with the white continent. Almost twice the size of Australia, surrounded by ocean, covered by an average thickness of nearly 2 kilometres of ice
AQ: Australian Quarterly2 min readEarth Sciences
Ode to Antarctica
Some things cut through. Illuminating and potentially blinding you. The brilliant sparkle of the isolated continent of Antarctica is one such place. So substantial, and so heavy with frozen mass. Giving an air of permanence and untouchability. Antarc
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Our Decomposing Democracy
The reason for this is that our electorates are bloating, as more and more people are crammed into each constituency. The root cause of this deterioration in our Parliamentary democracy is the limits imposed by section 24 of the Australian Constituti
AQ: Australian Quarterly14 min readPolitical Ideologies
Democracy Before Dollars: The Problems With Money In Australian Politics And How To Fix Them
The aspiration of representative democracy is that this distance is bridged by strong mechanisms of accountability and responsiveness, as well as an ethos based on the public interest, all of which seek to ensure that government officials rule ‘for t
AQ: Australian Quarterly12 min readWorld
The Problem Of Refugee Immigration
EDITOR FORWARD Australia’s immigration history is rocky, yet while each wave of immigration into Australia has met with teething issues, our country is generally proud to call itself an immigration nation. But when it is refugees that are the immigra
AQ: Australian Quarterly2 min readCrime & Violence
Ten-point Plan For Democratic Regulation Of Funding Of Federal Election Campaigns
• Comprehensive:i) low disclosure threshold with amounts under threshold aggregated;ii) covers key political actors (including third parties)• Timeliness: e.g. UK system of quarterly report + weekly reports during election campaign• Accessibility: re
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Ten-point Plan For Democratic Regulation Of Funding Of Political Lobbying
• Cover those regularly engaging in political lobbying (repeat players) including commercial lobbyists and in-house lobbyists• Require disclosure of identities of lobbyists, clients, topics of lobbying and expenditure on lobbying • Quarterly publicat

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