54000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anna Bligh, Active Citizenship, Labour Law
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Macduff reading: celebratory citizenship vs active citizenship, active citizenship can be protests, not celebrating, opposing the government- Is this the version of citizenship that is permeating in our society extremely important to democracy. Jonathon hunyor: public interest, advocacy centre, leading systematic change. Marbo 1 best examples of the power of law: critical race theory criticism- giving people rights, silencing them, fundamental inequalities remain but law hides discrimination, rights- great language. Recents debates about 18c: parliament attempted to water down law 18c, promise of rda, government again- laws can both give and take away rights, theoretically under law, but not equal. For indigenous australians, sense of citizenship to a nation is not always exclusive to. Australian laws- indigenous laws can be in conflict with aus laws: rule of law- obligations to two sets of laws, westminster systems: issues of checks and balances, offers protection, yet the.
