- “Parliamentarians, naturally responsive to the wishes and demands of the majority in the community, are sometimes not well placed to uphold individual or minority rights.” (Chief Justice Murray Gleeson, 1999). Discuss.
- For the ALP to survive as a significant political force in Australia, it must reject inner city progressivism and return to its core values of protecting working people and the poor. Discuss.
- Proportional electoral systems such as that used to elect the Australian Senate are fairer and far more effective than Majoritarian systems. Discuss.
- Is coalition government a blessing or a poisoned chalice for the National Party? Does the party have a future in Australian politics?
- The 2016 federal election clearly demonstrated the Australian Greens have peaked. They have little prospect of becoming a third force in Australian politics and their fate will mirror that of the Australian Democrats. Discuss.
- ‘The Liberal Party of the great centrist, Menzies, is failing in the centre…It is riven by ideological factions, personality cults and power struggles.’ (Barnes, 2017). Discuss.
- The success of independent and minor party parliamentary members at the federal level in recent years is a blight on Australian democracy, rendering effective government almost impossible. Discuss.
- Federal politics in Australia has adopted what might almost be described as a ‘coup culture’ in recent years with four sitting prime ministers sacked by their own parties. How might this leadership instability be explained?
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