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- Citizen-Led Democratic Change: How Australia’s Community . . .
These campaigns presented themselves as ambitious but necessary attempts to reform Australia’s politics through a change in representative with a focus on delivering the political style and policy substance wanted by their communities, and in contrast to the performance of political party representatives
- A Blueprint for Democratic Reform - The Australia Institute
“These reform proposals are designed to start a debate about how to improve the efficiency and transparency of Parliament, ensure better representation for all Australians, and create a more open and fair political system,” said Bill Browne, Director of The Australia Institute’s Democracy and Accountability Program
- Australian democracy is not dead, but needs help to ensure . . .
Australian elections are free and fair, a significant boon to our democracy Mark Baker AAP 6 Public participation Australia performs poorly in facilitating citizen participation beyond voting
- Australian democracy: crisis, resilience and renewal
That is all the more reason to seek reform that ensures parliaments can thrive as a truly representative organ worthy of a democratic state This article has been co-published with Election Watch , as part of a special series related to a Forum ‘the Future of electoral democracy in India and Australia’ held in New Delhi, this week
- Democracy - Parliamentary Education Office - PEO
A democratic country has a system of government where people have the power to participate in decision-making Each democracy is unique and works in different ways In some, people help make decisions directly by voting on laws and policy proposals
- Dilemmas of Representation – Parliament of Australia
Marian Sawer Different concepts of representation have shaped Australia's evolution as a parliamentary democracy Currently there is renewed debate over both principles and practice of representation coinciding with a loss of faith by many citizens that their views are being represented in Australia's parliaments
- Voter ID, More Representatives, And Fresh Ideas To . . .
77 per cent of Australians believe that Australia’s political agenda is set by those employed inside the political system, not by mainstream Australians 66 per cent of Australians believe voting should remain compulsory 56 per cent of Australians follow candidates’ ‘how-to-vote’ cards when voting
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