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An Australian Head of State, and other improvements.
Improving the Australian political system.
   Submission 2004 to Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters: optional preferential voting, Robson rotation, multiple nominations in H of R seats, more use of deliberative polling.
   Submission 2007
   Submission 2010


Nationalism and Multiculturalism (re Fraser Anning's speech)


Reforming the ALP
needs restatement of objective, separation from the Unions, no "Show and Tell".

Climate Change needs a summit, deliberative polling and a plebiscite.

Asylum Seekers should not be punished for arriving by boat.

    Turnbull, Shorten, Marles, Albanese on Manus and Nauru
    Comments on a speech by Richard Marles
    Advice to Turnbull
    Email to a Labor Senator
   
Palestine should be recognised as soon as it satisfies art.4 of UN Charter, with or without Israel's agreement.

Overseas deployments of Australian Forces should be approved by Parliament.
Treaties
should be approved by Parliament.

Comments on Latham's speech on the US alliance, 2004.
The US/Australian Alliance. There is no alliance.


Academic web site: history, philosophy and politics.

William of Ockham. Text editions and translations of 14th century philosopher and political thinker who contributed much to the modern world.