Australian Politics and Government
The Commonwealth, the States and the Territories

A comprehensive survey of the government and politics of the Australian federation, published in 2003.

Jeremy Moon (Edited by), Campbell Sharman (Edited by)

9780521825078, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 February 2003

338 pages
23.8 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.604 kg

'… the book has an essential thematic and organisational unity. What provide this unity are not just strong editorial guidance but also a consistent analytical orientation and – above all – a common database … a work of careful social science scholarship … this is a significant, foundational work that will provide the benchmark for the study of Australian state and commonwealth politics for many years to come.' Public Administration

Australian Politics and Government is a comprehensive 2003 comparative study of Australian state and Commonwealth governments and their politics for over forty years. In addition to major chapters on each state in the Australian federation, the book includes chapters on the Commonwealth government and the two self-governing territories. These are supplemented by a chapter summarizing the distinctive characteristics of Australian government and its various components. Australian Politics and Government has been written to link with the Australian Government and Politics website (http://elections.uwa.edu.au). This website is based on a searchable database which contains a wealth of information on Australian government and politics since 1890.

1. Introduction Campbell Sharman and Jeremy Moon
2. The Commonwealth Patrick Weller and Jenny Fleming
3. New South Wales Rodney Smith
4. Queensland John Wanna
5. South Australia Andrew Parkin
6. Tasmania Aynlsey Kellow
7. Victoria Nicholas Economou and Brian Costar
8. Western Australia Jeremy Moon and Campbell Sharman
9. Australian Capital Territory John Warhurst
10. Northern Territory Dean Jaensch
11. One System or Nine? Campbell Sharman and Jeremy Moon.

Subject Areas: Political structure & processes [JPH], Politics & government [JP]