Events
Future Challenges: The Cost of Democracy
Professor Keith Ewing, Australian National University, 19 June 2008
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International
expert on electoral law reform, Professor Keith Ewing delivered a Chifley
Address at the ANU on his recent visit to
Australia. In his address Professor
Ewing discussed the cultural impact on political parties of the "arms race" in
campaign expenditure, which places pressure on party administrations to raise
ever larger sums for election campaigns. Proposing a system of greater
transparency and comprehensive expenditure caps, Professor Ewing's experiences
provide further input for
Australia's
own debate in this area. Professor Ewing is a recognised expert on
international campaign finance law reform and has worked closely with both the
British Labour Party and trade unions. He is currently lecturing in law at
King's College,
London.
The full text of Professor Ewing's address can be found here. |
New Politics: Renewing Labour's Agenda
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Future Challenges: Productivity, progressive policy and the jobs of the future
The Chifley Research Centre recently hosted David Coats for
a policy seminar at Parliament House,
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