| Explores the historical development and changing nature of Australian communities, values and beliefs, as well as focusing on the rights and responsibilities of all citizens.
Topics Included:
- Democracy and human rights
- Democratic institutions
- Parliament, Prime ministers and premiers
- The role of the MP
- Local government
- The voting system
- Political parties
- Pressure groups
- Franklin Dam campaign
- Unions
- Protectionism and free trade
- The Harvester judgment
- Legal system and the rule of law
- The courts
- The jury- a hypothetical
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of the press
- Freedom of conscience and thought
- Freedom of religion- Latimer and Ridley case
- The White Australia policy
- Immigration
- Multiculturalism
- Women's suffrage and equal pay. |
