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POL135: Australian Government

Examines the institutions, practices and issues of Australian politics, drawing upon such ideas as democracy, accountability, citizenship, participation and representation to explore the need for, and the possibilities of, reform. Topics: formal institutions such as the Constitution, Federalism and the Parliament; practices of Australian Government, the relationship between the Government and Parliament, the operation of the Cabinet, the bureaucracy, elections, political parties and interest groups; plus contemporary issues in Australian politics (e.g. the environment, globalisation, women's issues, Aboriginal reconciliation, republicanism).

Points

3

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

Contact Time

Up to 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites

Nil.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions

Students who have successfully completed S135 Australian Government may not enrol in this unit for credit.

School

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Unit Coordinator

Ms Janice Dudley

  • Position:
Lecturer- Politics
  • E-mail:
Janice.Dudley@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 3.037
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6115
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Ms Janice Dudley
Lecturer- Politics
(Janice.Dudley@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 6115 Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 3.037
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
MURDOCH S1: External
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)