What does the media coverage of the 2013 Australian Federal Election tell us about Australian journalism? Andrea Porcaro October 2013 This essay will examine the media coverage of the 2013 Australian Federal Election to evaluate the symbiotic relationship between Australian journalism and politics. The legitimacy of democracy and course modern politics finds itself at the mercy of print and broadcast media. This is largely due to the power of reporting and interpretation of political events
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within the Australian political system can be as their title suggests‚ quite minor. On the other hand‚ a minor party can influence the political proceedings of this country in more ways than one. Minor parties can highlight socio-economic problems that quite often fly under the radar of the larger political parties‚ or simply can broaden electoral debate. Often spawning from a social‚ or in the case of the Greens‚ an environmental movement‚ minor parties tend to only last through one election‚ due to
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Resolved: On balance‚ the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission harms the election process. My partner and I stand in firm negation of today’s resolution. If my partner and I uphold that the Citizens United decision does not directly harm our election process‚ then we win today’s round. Contention 1: Citizens United has negligible effect on public participation in elections. In fact‚ the decision actually supports voter turnout. Many would argue that a bombardment
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Section 17-1 I. Election Campaigns Need to know info A. Running for political office is very expensive B. National elections select all representatives and 1/3 of the senators are held every 2 years C. Senators & representatives spend huge amounts of time and effort to raise money for their campaigns D. People running for big office positions need to have access to very big amounts of money to run their campaigns E. The presidential campaign isn’t only costly‚ it is also very time consuming
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The case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission was argued before the Supreme Court on March 24‚ 2009. Citizens United produced a political documentary that discussed whether Hillary Clinton would be a good president‚ however‚ the FEC stated that this was violating the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Although the film could have been shown in theaters‚ sold on DVDs‚ downloaded from the internet‚ and distributed in the form of a book‚ the producers could have faced five years in
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On October 9th‚ 2012‚ then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to Parliament in reaction to the movement of Tony Abbott‚ the Leader of the Opposition‚ to have Peter Slipper removed as Speaker‚ due to some sexist and crude texts. She uses appeal to logos and ethos‚ second person pronouns‚ and ad hominem—yes‚ a logical fallacy‚ but one that has proven to be very influential to political audiences—to persuade her audience to discredit Abbott and understand her reasoning for defending
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Government has developed different measures through the Budget to overcome limitations in the free market economy. Thus‚ in the 2012-13 Federal budgets‚ it has in some degree successful to overcome these limitations. Introduce Budget The Australian Federal Budget is an official document that is presented in Parliament to the parliament by the Treasurer. Its main purpose is to reveal the governments planned expenditure and revenue for the next financial year. Limitation Under the free market
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Atavia Vigil Case Brief 38-1 Federal Election Comm’n v. Beaumont Facts In 2003‚ the corporation North Carolina Right to Life‚ Inc. sued the federal Election Commission claiming that that two FEC regulations were unconstitutional. First regulation challenged the one that stops corporations from making contributions Second regulation was the one that provides an exemption from the ban for corporate contributions for particular nonprofit corporations. NCRL believes that they met the exemption to
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Free and open elections are the cornerstone to any democracy. The citizens of the United States have fought for years to increase this right to everyone‚ but also keep each vote as strong as the next. However‚ it has become obvious to many that their voting power is being shortened each election cycle. Money and influence from powerful‚ wealthy interest groups and corporations have made their way into politicians’ coffers in the form of major campaign contributions. This system has resulted in voters
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Good morning Class Today I would like to talk about the federal budget that was announced this Tuesday. This is when the government will outline exactly how its going to spend the country’s money in education and defence and health and so on. It will also say where the money is coming from. Every year the australian government plans how it will invest and prioritise money over the next 4 years. On the positive side‚ $9.8 billion will be invested in uplifting schools across Australia. Schools will
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