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Ads by Google Related Topics United States Democratic Party Democratic Party Liberal Democrats Social Democrats New Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Democratic Republicans      Australian Greens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With the fall in the Democrat vote in recent years, this may change at the 2006 state election. Brown, having resigned from the Tasmanian Parliament in 1993, became the Greens first federal parliamentarian in 1996 when he was elected as a Senator for Tasmania. The South Australian upper house is also proportionately elected, but the Greens have been unable to win seats there due to the strength of the Democrats in that state. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Greens   (1960 words)      Australian Democrats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stott Despoja worked hard to bring dissafected former Democrat voters back in the 2001 federal election, although she was not able to bring back enough voters to prevent the loss of a seat to Greens Senator Kerry Nettle, indicating the loss of Democrat votes on the left. Many left-wing Democrat voters and a large number of party members regarded this as a betrayal, and two senators on the party's left, Natasha Stott Despoja and Andrew Bartlett, voted against the GST. In terms of percentage votes, the Democrats' electoral peak was probably the 1990 federal election. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Democrats   (1599 words)      Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Australian legislative election, 2004 The Australian Democrats polled their lowest vote since their creation in 1977, and will lose the three Senate seats they were defending. The Australian Progressive Alliance leader, Senator Meg Lees, and the One Nation parliamentary leader, Senator Len Harris, lost their seats. In Victoria, however, Family First, the Christian Democrats and the DLP allocated their senate preferences to Labor, in order to help ensure the re-election of the number three Labor Senate candidate, Jacinta Collins, a Catholic who has conservative views on some social issues such as abortion. http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Australian_legislative_election,_2004   (3088 words)      PWHCE: Discord in the Australian Democrats Although Senator Ridgeway is currently the only Democrat Senator that has the requisite leadership mantle that could raise the Australian Democrats from their rut, he decided not to run because he knew that he had no chance of being elected leader. Another historically significant aspect for the Australian Democrats of the 1990 federal poll was not only Haines' election defeat, but also the election of Cheryl Kernot as a Senator for Queensland. As an anti-Communist social democrat who is opposed to abortion and euthanasia, I am philosophically opposed to much of what the Australian Democrats stand for. http://www.pwhce.org/discord.html   (4247 words)      Australia to hold "Republic" referendum But no public discussion about the details But far from providing an element of democratic control, this clause is designed to overcome concerns expressed by political and media commentators that the creation of a Presidency could lead to two competing centres of power during a political crisis—one based on the Prime Minister and the other based on the President. In the end, a "compromise" formula was adopted on August 12, but only after reports of cabinet clashes between monarchists and republicans, followed by an eleventh-hour deal with the nine Australian Democrats Senators. A People's Federal Convention held at Bathurst in 1896, attended by the chambers of commerce and manufacturers, declared: “By an almost unanimous vote a resolution taking the appointment of the Governor General out of the hands of the Queen and providing for his choice by popular ballot was negatived. http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/sep1999/rep-s03.shtml   (2203 words)      COVER STORY: The future of the Australian Democrats - 10 August 2002 The resignation of former Australian Democrats leader, Senator Meg Lees, and the trenchant attack on current leader, Natasha Stott Despoja, by Senator Andrew Murray as he resigned from the Democrats' front bench, raises immediate questions about the Democrats' survival as a political force, and more fundamental questions about why the party is disintegrating. The Democrats moved away from their founder's vision of ensuring that the major parties adhered to the mandate on which they were elected, to balance-of-power politics which involves squeezing concessions out of governments. This was followed by a series of trenchant attacks by WA Democrat Senator Andrew Murray, who said he had lost confidence in the party's organisation and in Senator Stott Despoja, and called on them to resign. http://www.newsweekly.com.au/articles/2002aug10_cover.html   (1214 words)      The Australian: Former Democrats leader Haines dies (archived) Ms Haines became the first Democrats senator to sit in federal parliament in December 1977 when she was chosen by the South Australian parliament to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Liberal Movement Senator Steele Hall. March, 1990: Senator Haines resigned from the Senate to contest South Australian seat of Kingston. After the 1990 election, Janet Powell succeeded Ms Haines as party leader while former Democrats leader and now independent senator Meg Lees filled the vacancy caused by her resignation. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11455985%255E1702,00.html   (511 words)      WA Democrats Since those events, progressive Australian activists and voters have moved en masse to The Greens with the result that Senate seats lost by the Democrats are expected to gravitate to Greens during the next decade. The Feb 2001 WA State election was disastrous for the Democrats who polled little more than 3%. As a result, loss of support signalled the death of the party whose electoral support was annihilated at the October 2004 general election, though four long-term senators may remain until 2007 (or a possible earlier double dissolution of the Australian Parliament). http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks/wadem.html   (1006 words)      Democratic Audit of Australia The old regulations were found by Justice Finn in the Federal Court to be so sweeping as to contravene the implied constitutional freedom of political communication. For papers and debates on aspects of Australian democracy such as Auditors-General, the Constitution, Bills of Rights, Elections, Federalism, the Governor General, Immigration, Parliaments, the Media, and Citizenship, click here. On Thursday 11 November 2004, the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, Justice of the High Court of Australia, delivered at the ANU the National Europe Centre’s annual Robert Schuman Lecture for 2004. http://democratic.audit.anu.edu.au   (3338 words)      [Roy Morgan Research] Morgan Poll The composition of the full Senate after a half Senate election in September 2004 would have been: L-NP (32 seats, down 3 seats), the ALP (27 seats), Australian Democrats (4 seats), Pauline Hanson (1 seat), Australian Greens 6 seats (a gain of four seats) with 6 seats too close to call. Support for the Greens was up 7.1% to 12% which would result in a gain of at least four Senate seats. In New South Wales, the Senate the L-NP and ALP would most likely win two seats each, the Greens a seat with the sixth seat being a contest between the ALP, the Australian Democrats and an Independent — not the Liberal Party. http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2004/3786   (681 words)      Natasha Stott Despoja's `new politics' In state elections in WA and Queensland, and in the Ryan by-election, the Democrats' progressive voters bled to the Greens and their loony right-wing fringe bled to One Nation. The new politics is happening far from the plush red benches of the Senate; it's happening in the streets, on the campuses and high schools, in the workplaces and communities, in the mass mobilisations and direct actions. Having moved so dramatically to portray themselves as a “respectable” establishment party, the Democrats have found themselves suffering the same voter backlash as the federal government. http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2001/446/446p11.htm   (1659 words)      Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive 8 November: In the United States, Democratic Party candidates have won gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. 11 September: In the Japanese legislative election, the Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his allies have been returned to office with an increased majority. 26 November: In the Greenland legislative election, the opposition Democrats have gained seats from the governing Forward party, but not enough to gain power. http://psephos.adam-carr.net   (1165 words)      australianpolitics.com All British prisoners have been repatriated to the UK at the request of the Blair government. There is information on the Constitutional Conventions that underpin Australia's system of government, and a look at the important question of Federalism. The American Constitution gives significant power to the Congress, although Presidents have been able to expand the power of the Executive. http://www.australianpolitics.com   (2537 words)      Australian Democrats : Press Releases (Full Article) Australian Democrats Leader, Senator Lyn Allison says todays meeting of Cabinet should consider these things in deciding on a new program of Welfare Reform. People with a disability or those who are raising children alone are keen to work as much as their disability or parenting responsibilities permit, according to the Australian Democrats. "Welfare Reform is not new, four years ago the McClure Welfare Reform Report made a number of recommendations which would have assisted Australians with a disability and those raising children alone," Senator Allison said. http://www.synapsechronicles.com/ozpolfeeds/democratsrss.xml   (2857 words)      Australian Democrats - Australia Votes However in 2002 she resigned the position, but continued as a member of the Australian Democrats in the Senate. After Natasha Stott Despoja resigned from the leadership, Andrew Bartlett challenged for the position and won an election against Senator Brian Grieg. Unique in Australian politics, the Australian Democrats have their part member's rank and file elect the parliamentary leader. http://users.bigpond.net.au/drshrink/ozvotes/who/Dem_members.htm   (162 words)      Governments on the WWW: Political Parties Parti du Renouveau Démocratique (PRD) [Party of Democratic Renewal] Kinima ton Eleftheron Dimokratikon (KED) [Movement of Free Democrats] Parti pour la Normandie Indépendante [Party for the Independent Normandy] http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/parties.html   (2433 words)      New South Wales Election 1999 (Research Paper 22 1998-99) The controversial PHON leader, David Oldfield, was third MLC elected, on a party vote of 6.3 per cent (2.3 more than the Democrats), but with few preferences flowing to the party PHON was unable to gain a second seat. In the days after the Legislative Council election, there were criticisms made of 'parties' being able to win a seat on a miniscule vote. For three-cornered contests, see Scott Bennett, Winning and Losing: Australian National Elections, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1996, pp. http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/1998-99/99rp22.htm   (5870 words)      ACT Democrats 10-11-04 Dundas and the ACT Democrats on track Oct 14 - ACT Democrats Policy Launch 11:00am - Mt Ainslie Lookout 06-10-04 ACT Democrats to Keep Government Honest Over Dragway http://www.act.democrats.org.au   (223 words)      Walking Together October 99 Many people have understandably chosen to focus anger on the failings of the Prime Minister but as I entered the Senate, as the second only Aboriginal person to be elected to Federal Parliament, my mind was on finding a way to break the impasse. My first opportunity came in the week of my swearing-in when I was able to negotiate with John Howard a new form of words for the Constitutional Preamble. By Senator Aden Ridgeway, The Australian Democrats' Reconciliation Spokesman http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/car/1999/7/pages/wt26oc12.htm   (742 words)      NSW Teachers Federation: : Australian Democrats More support for new families and single parent families would be a priority for the Democrats. The Howard Government’s WorkChoices proposals will now become law. The Government used its majority in both Houses of Parliament to ram through the legislation despite the fact it is opposed by the vast majority of Australians and their families. http://www.nswtf.org.au/journal_extras/demquest.html   (625 words)      Australian Democrats Oct 05: Andrew Bartlett Elected Leader Of Australian Democrats Jun 24: Letter To Meg Lees From Democrats' Acting President Aug 23: Senator Brian Grieg Appointed Interim Leader Of Australian Democrats http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties/democrats   (219 words)      Australian Democrats rescue Howard government Consumption tax will hurt workers, students, pensioners and the poor In the last October's federal election, the Democrats gained two additional Senate seats because of the widespread disaffection with the ruling Coalition and the opposition Labor Party. Initially, the Democrats' deputy leader, Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja, was reported to be considering crossing the floor in the Senate. As for the Democrats, they have jettisoned their claims to be a socially progressive alternative to the major parties. http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/jun1999/gst-j03.shtml   (1486 words)      The Australian Democrats and Greens and the ASIO detention bill Brian Grieg of the Australian Democrats was equally pleased to have his party& efforts recognised. The Australian Democrats and Greens and the ASIO detention bill Labor& Senate leader John Faulkner then thanked the Democrats and Greens for their “respected and appreciated” contributions to the process. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/jul2003/asio-j14.shtml   (1301 words)      News Archive Australian Democrats seek to Liberalise Euthanasia law Ms Martin is uncertain about the legal position of the Territory laws if the Democrats bill is triumphant, although she says it is offensive that the Democrats have failed to ask any Territory politicians if they still support the idea seven afterwards. In Australia, the Democratic Party are to forward a bill in the Federal Parliament to abolish the Commonwealth law which overturned the euthanasia legislation in the Northern Territory seven years ago. News Archive Australian Democrats seek to Liberalise Euthanasia law http://www.truthtv.org/newstext.asp?newsid=2060   (225 words)      Australian Democrats Health Policy Although a 1999 Senate Committee formally recommended that the Commonwealth work with State and Territory governments to ensure the continuation and expansion of hospital birthing centres, the issue has now been well and truly sidestepped. The Democrats have advocated for several years that the position of Chief Nurse be The Democrats initiated a Senate Inquiry, which reported in 1995, and the major recommendations of this are being implemented, including the banning of smoking in many public places. http://www.phaa.net.au/policy/Election2001/Democrats.2.htm   (3317 words)      World Socialist Web Site Iraq elections: a democratic façade for a US puppet state Australian state government prepares savage attack on democratic rights The Democratic Party and the struggle against the Iraq war http://www.wsws.org   (1423 words)      Australian Democrats Say NMD Must not go ahead - 1/3/01 Australian Senate urges govt to review support for US NMD Australian Democrats Say NMD Must not go ahead - 1/3/01 CANBERRA, March 1 AAP - The Senate today urged the federal government to review its support of the US National Missile Defence (NMD) system, warning of a nuclear build-up in the Asia Pacific. http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/caab/articles/australia.htm   (536 words)      Governments on the WWW: Australia Australian Embassy in Washington, United States of America Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York Australian Consulate in Denver, United States of America http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/au.html   (280 words)      Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Netherlands Antilles—Democratic Party of Bonaire, Democratic Party of Curaçao, Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius, Democratic Party of Sint Maarten United Kingdom—Democratic Party (UK, 1998) and the defunct Democratic Party (UK, 1942) and Democratic Party (UK, 1969). Poland—Stronnictwo Demokratyczne ("Democratic Party") and Democratic Party - demokraci.pl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party   (220 words)      ALOR - OnTarget Home Page Cartoonists will still be able to lampoon politicians. This is the structuralist result of his actions whatever goes on in his head. Vonnegut witnessed first-hand the firebombing of Dresden by the Allies and expressed his disgust at this war crime in his novel Slaughterhouse Five. http://www.alor.org   (4266 words)      Sandra Kanck: Australian Democrats News Release "The Democrats will take the fight for lower electricity prices into the parliament and up to whoever is in government after the next state election," says Sandra Kanck, Democrats Deputy Leader. "In another first the Democrats platform also calls for an audit of the public sector’s use of electricity and the adopting of a strategy to promote a transition to green energy consumption by the public sector." Households and small businesses would be protected from rising electricity prices under a Democrats plan to extend the current regulation of the price of electricity for small consumers until the price of electricity is stabilised. http://www.sa.democrats.org.au/Media/2002/0204_a.htm   (341 words)      Am I Right - Song Parodies, Australian Democrats ''Democrats are Brainless' Make no mistake, start rolling up your sleeves... "Australian Democrats ''Democrats are Brainless'" Parody by AussieWitticist Song Parodies -> Australian Democrats ''Democrats are Brainless' http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/themesong11.shtml   (494 words)      Acoustic Dad's Place: Australian Democrats: Government Fails Hicks "Our Government has abandoned him," Democrats' Attorney-Generals Spokesperson Senator Natasha Stott Despoja said. I am a passionately pacifistic progressive who follows both Australian and American politics - particularly civil rights, human rights, immigration and war issues. The following press release was just circulated by the Australian Democrats. http://acousticdad.blogspot.com/2005/09/australian-democrats-government-fails.html   (302 words)      The Australian: Democrats seek Telstra amendment (archived) The Democrats will tomorrow propose a raft of amendments to the five Telstra Bills being debated in the Senate. Debate on the Bills is continuing in the Senate tonight. Senator Bartlett said the amendment would address issues raised in the Senate's inquiry into the legislation, which reported to Parliament yesterday. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16596950^1702,00.html   (196 words)      AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DIVISION CONSTITUTION and REGULATIONS (The Regulations appear in italic type) ... The Clauses and Regulations of this Constitution are subject in all things to the National Constitution of the Australian Democrats. The governing body of the Division of the Party shall be the Division Executive, as referred to the Constitution of the Australian Democrats (National). To act as a division of the Australian Democrats (National) responsible for the conduct and affairs and the pursuit of the objects of the Australian Democrats (National) in the State of Western Australia in accordance with the Constitution and Regulations of the Australian Democrats (National); http://www.wa.democrats.org.au/constitution/WA.Democrats.Constitution.FULL.html   (3169 words)      Australian Democrats --  Encyclopædia Britannica George Bush's views on Democrats at the '92 Republican convention. After a dramatic convention, John Kennedy accepted the Democratic nomination for president by speaking of his hopes for a "New Frontier". The crown jewel of the government's economic policy was its success in passing new laws to give Australians a consumption tax, a policy signaled in the 1998... http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9011327   (900 words)      Father McKenzie: The Uniting Church and the Australian Democrats Father McKenzie: The Uniting Church and the Australian Democrats Here in Queensland, both the Democrat Senators (Cheryl Kernot and John Woodley) are Uniting Church members; indeed, Woodley is no mere backbencher (or back-pew-er) but a frontbencher, an ordained clergyperson. The social position of the Uniting Church is similar to the Democrats': liberal/ permissive on the vexed issues (abortion, homosexuality) where the larger, more "entrenched" parties fear or refuse to tread. http://fathermckenzie.blogspot.com/2005/04/uniting-church-and-australian.html   (866 words)      Friends of the ABC - Australian Democrats election policy The Senate is currently inquiring into the Democrats private members bill relating to the ABC Board. You are here: Home » Australian Democrats election policy Friends of the ABC - Australian Democrats election policy http://friendsoftheabc.org/demspolicy/document_view?month:int=5&year:int=2005   (365 words)      Australian Greens As the party approached the 2001 Federal election, its struggle with the Australian Democrats for minor party influence in the Senate was a focus of interest. This continued during 2002 as the Australian Democrats descended into internal brawling. The Australian Greens is one of the newest political parties in Australia. http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties/greens   (249 words)      Australian Politics The High Court, Australia's highest court of appeal and constitutional court Australian Government and Politics elections database from the University of WA Postgraduate research in the Political Science in the Faculty of Arts at the Australian National University Australian Greens, including links to State Green Parties http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/austpol/aust/aust.html   (399 words)      CIA - The World Factbook -- Australia High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general) Australian Democrats [Lyn ALLISON]; Australian Labor Party [Kim BEAZLEY]; Australian Progressive Alliance [Meg LEES]; Australian Greens [Bob BROWN]; Liberal Party [John Winston HOWARD]; The Nationals [Mark VAILE]; One Nation Party [Len HARRIS]; Family First Party [Steve FIELDING] democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html   (1197 words)      Political Parties Formed in 1977 by a disaffected Liberal, Don Chipp, the Australian Democrats is the most successful minor political party in Australian history. The parties dominate state and federal parliaments, provide all governments and oppositions, and frame the nature of political debate. Whilst it has never won a House of Representatives seat, since 1981 it has held or shared the balance of power in the Senate. http://www.australianpolitics.com/parties   (585 words)      The Poll Bludger Special Minister of State Eric Abetz has issued a press release announcing a package of electoral law amendments to be introduced to Federal Parliament. South Australian Premier Mike Rann has come out for the abolition of the State’s upper house, announcing that it will be one of three options put to voters at a referendum in conjunction with the 2010 election. The remaining candidates are independent Robert Dunn, another former mayor, and Democrats candidate Mario Nicotra. http://www.pollbludger.com   (3811 words)      polparti2004_1 The Greens - WA Australian Greens in the Senate International Democratic Union (IDU): an association of Centre and Centre-right parties The following list includes both those parties registered with the Australian Electoral Commission together with those which are not. http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/pol/polparti.htm   (229 words)      Democrats show balance of power :: Australian Democrats Northern Territory :: Freedom, Fairness and the Future The Democrats have identified the issues that are likely to be Senate balance of power matters in the next Parliament (issues where Labor and Liberal disagree and that require legislation). Urgent issues for the Democrats to address in the coming three years are: Democrats show balance of power :: Australian Democrats Northern Territory :: Freedom, Fairness and the Future http://www.nt.democrats.org.au/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=55&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (421 words)      Australian Politics and Government of Australia from Nugget Australian Politics and Government of Australia from Nugget A significant number of Australians have acted to escape the official government. Australians are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the way Australia is overgoverned, as evidenced by the diversity of political opinions expressed in their web sites. http://dkd.net/mag/politics.html   (373 words)      Australian Democrats and Veterans' Health “The health of our veterans is raised regularly by the Democrats in the Senate and was at the heart of recent discussions I had with Senator Bartlett. “While the Democrats policy is light on detail, their promise to maintain guard duty on veterans’ health issues in the Senate is encouraging,” Dr Glasson said. AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, today welcomed the Australian Democrats’ ongoing commitment to ‘keep the bastards honest’ on the health of Australia’s war veterans by pledging to keep the gold standard in the veterans’ Gold Card. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=13444   (294 words)      A Western Heart: Compassionate NeoConservatism Former leader Senator Stott-Despoja on ABC 7.30 report. Why haven't the Democrats called for the recall of Parliament to debate this deployment? Despite having an LLB and BCom from the University of Western Australia, he resisted the Dark Side, and decided to avoid a career in Law at all costs. http://awesternheart.blogspot.com/2005/07/dangerous-diggers-deploy-to-dirkastan.html   (1523 words)      The Nationals The Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Peter McGauran, announced the... The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Mark Vaile, has welcomed today’s announcement of another major LNG deal by Chevron Australia with a Japanese electricity utility company. $10.5 million will be made available to local communities over four years as part of an Australian Government plan to help conserve some of the country’s historic buildings, Nationals’ Senator for New South Wales Senator Fiona Nash said... http://www.nationals.org.au   (231 words)      Senator Andrew Murray: The Australian Democrats today in the Senate urged the Coalition Government to read and then heed the report of the Senate Finance and Public Administration References... It will also give you access to my speeches, media releases and information on the Senate portfolios I hold for the Australian Democrats. few people have had such influence on legislation from the cross benches, or play such as important role as a bridge between the Democrat idealists and the hardnosed Liberal and Labor apparatchiks.” http://www.andrewmurray.democrats.org.au   (220 words)

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