The right to vote has been a struggle the world over. Agitation for the right to participate in the election of the government is a common them in the history of many nations. Associated with the right to vote are a host of related rights: the right to equal access to public venues, the right to equal access to education, to equal treatment by the law... In recent weeks there … [Read more...] about Civil Rights, History, Now
Elections
Sausages and Australian Elections
Sausages and elections go hand in hand in Australia. The schools and community centres which are used throughout the country as polling booths take advantage of elections to do some much-needed fundraising. The most popular fundraising event is the sausage sizzle. All that is needed is a barbeque, sliced white bread and tomato sauce to make a sausage sandwich. Often fried … [Read more...] about Sausages and Australian Elections
Seeking Information about Queensland’s Bible in State Schools Referendum 1910
I have added a brief page outlining my current research interest - religion in state schools. Click the tab above and find out more. Throughout my research on Queensland's Bible in State schools referendum of 1910 I have been surprised at the absence of photos of the 1910 federal election and state referendum. There were plenty of cameras around in 1910. Commentators at the … [Read more...] about Seeking Information about Queensland’s Bible in State Schools Referendum 1910
Musings on Democracy – Part 1
Write about democracy my supervisor said. I immediately felt overwhelmed. Democracy is such a big concept, developed over centuries since the Ancient Greeks. It is a also a loaded term - wars have been fought over it and it has been incorporated into political ideologies. The way to cut this task to size is to recognise that democracy is but a word. It only develops … [Read more...] about Musings on Democracy – Part 1
The Federal Election – 1910/2010
It was the 2010 Australian federal election that finally motivated me to create this blog, something I have wanted to do for several months. During the day of the election I was reading newspaper accounts of the federal election held 100 years ago in 1910. I have been in the habit of writing e-mails to my supervisor with odd snippets from my research and wrote one about the … [Read more...] about The Federal Election – 1910/2010
