Conservatism In Australia

When you think of the “land down under” you don’t really think of the kind of government they have. I chose to write about the Australian government because I really don’t hear much about Australia. It currently has a pretty interesting story to tell when it comes to their government. I became a bit interested in Australian politics when I saw a political animated cartoon on the internet that depicted Kevin Rudd, the last Prime Minister, on a news television show and it was quite humorous. I am going to give a quick history lesson on Australia then go into how the government formed and came to be. Then I will talk about the Australian constitution, the Australian arms of government, their federal system, political parties and Australia’s

Media sources in current culture are construed as important as they communicate the dominant ideology promoted by the bourgeois which the lower-class public should adhere to as the correct social norm (Kress, 1988). The medium which these ideologies are shown in are important, as different medium are used by different cultures. This essay will focus on comparing print with online media through analysing the Guardian and the Australian from August 31st. This will be done by looking at the types of news shown in each, the constraints and advantages of each medium, advertising, the concept of ownership, and the way the media convinces the public of their ideologies through hegemony.

Australia is one of the best examples of a liberal democracy. The government is representative and responsible of accountable to the citizens and their needs. Ultimately the power rests with the people. A liberal democracy means political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom for the individual. Within a liberal democracy, free and fair elections are required to be regular. A fair election involves a democratic choice, the ability to vote without pressure and no manipulation (Willmott 2015, p.257). Each one vote has a singular value, and every person has only one vote. When the voting process is over and the votes are counted, the candidate with majority votes is elected. A more recently accepted feature of fair elections is the secret ballot.

The liberal government has closed over 17 detention centres which as so far saved Australia 3 billion dollars

Australia is a relatively young nation, and its identity as a nation has accordingly undergone many transformations during the past century. Australia 's ideological identity, particularly the humanitarian and multicultural aspects, suffered greatly under the development of discriminatory and harsh treatment of refugees in the later 20th and earlier 21st centuries, to the detriment of its international reputation. Initially, Australia 's ideological basis seemed to be gaining a strong basis from increased international involvement, however, as the refugee crisis increased, discrimination clashed with multicultural ideologies and Australian conduct was increasingly criticised in the international community.

During the Canadian Climate Change conference, there were many compelling arguments for both sides. On the side that wanted Canada to take immediate action, they brought up the fact that our future generations would have to suffer from the consequences of our selfish, greedy and reckless lifestyle of burning fossil fuels. Furthermore, they exaggerated the outcomes of manmade climate change and bringing up feelings of pity for the future generations because they will have to live in a polluted world that humans created. They said that if we do not take action now, there will be many jobs lost due to climate change. Although there are many jobs in the fossil fuels business, they will not continue forever because they are finite and will run

The main claim of Pamela Chaseks’s presentation was that through government and industry climate change can be stopped. Chasek discusses several instances when governments united regarding climate change as well as how these governments have impacted climate change, if at all. For example,a successful negotiation was Lima 2014, the United States and China agreed to reduce emissions; however, at the Copenhagen Climate Conference in 2009 developed countries made an agreement that left developing countries out of the loop. This caused smaller states weary of states who hold more power. This displays that government cooperation and communication is needed to successfully execute the issue of climate change. Without concise agreements and negotiations

I have researched about climate change in Australia and take this as an example for the same situation of other countries. Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way – in culture, populations, climate, geography, and history. It is home to more than one million species of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world, and less than half have been described scientifically. However, Australia is an exceptionally large polluter. It is the highest per person greenhouse gas polluter among all developed countries, the 15th highest overall polluter and our emissions are still rising. Most of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels for energy about 72%. When oil, gas or coal burns,

In Australia, there is an emerging consensus that the government should take further actions to help mitigate and combat climate change. The current most accepted policy by government is the introduction of a carbon tax followed by an ETS in 2015. However we are focusing on the carbon tax in this essay and not the ETS. Here is a brief explanation of the dynamics of a carbon tax. A carbon tax is a tax on energy sources, which emit carbon dioxide (Co2). Therefore, carbon taxes address the problem of negative externality. Externalities are the subsequent effects when individual production or consumption of a particular good or service imposes costs or benefits on others. Therefore negative externalities are effects, which pose harm to others without their direct interaction (Basic Economics 2011). However, usual market practices and transactions do not reflect these cost and benefits in the prices involved in the transaction, or take into account in their transaction decision. Therefore this is a form of market failure. By imposing a cost on these negative externalities, the hidden cost can be addressed. Ultimately the purpose of a carbon tax is to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and therefore reduce

As a result, I disagree with Thompson that presentism is necessarily as big of a hurdle to overcome as he claims. It may be correct that politicians and their constituents will care less the further into the future we go, but it would be erroneous to say that democracies exclusively focus on present issues. Politicians often posit inter-generational ideals to garner public action. The concept of the ‘American dream’ originated in the 1930’s but is still used today as a campaign tool. This obligation seems to hold for not only citizen’s kids or grandkids, but rather as a sort of unending ethos; each subsequent generation should be better off the one that came previously. Otherwise, it seems difficult to explain why exactly climate change is such a prominent issue. From 2003-2006 the number of people who viewed climate change as ‘very serious’ rose from 49% to 61%, and by 2007 65% of people polled globally agreed that it was necessary to take major steps ‘very soon.’ Now, while it must be conceded that concern does not always equal action, it is still striking that the majority of people view global warming as a significant

With the evidence supporting climate change growing stronger every year it is likely only a matter of time until real change in regards to mitigation policies are seen. The decision to repeal the carbon tax was inherently a bad decision given that no alternative solution was put forward and the long-term climate change goals of Australia will now be a challenge to meet. Carbon management must become integrated into all Australian businesses and more research must be done to help put forward more legislation that would moderate the impact of climate change.

In December 2015, almost 200 countries around the world, gathered in Paris to sign an accord to slow global warming. Only three developed countries did not agree with the accord. To most, it may seem that preventing global warming is necessary to protect future generations from heat waves, super storms, and extreme flooding. Classical liberalism can provide the best explanation of why some countries choose to ignore global warming.

One of the greatest threats to humankind present in the 21st century is climate change. Human behavior, especially since industrial revolution led “over 600 thousand tons of carbon to be emitted into the atmosphere from fossil fuels” which thus enhanced greenhouse affects, and alters the natural cycle of global warming and cooling. The consequence of such alteration has devastating effects globally as drastic “temperature increases experienced in the recent years are causing widespread damages” . Effects of climate change not only helps deteriorate the biome as “quarter of all species could be pushed to extinction by 2050” , but also poses a large threat to “living conditions and challenges existing patterns of energy use and security” Given that climate change is one of the most pressing issues experienced in the modern era “there has been little progress in the United Nations (UN) led climate negotiations” . The reason as to why states cannot come to a consensus on international climate change policy is because states reside in an anarchic international system in which states are by nature: conflictual, self-interested and focused on attaining relative gain as shown through neo-realist theory. In ability for states to negotiate a climate change action plan will be shown through states’ pursuit of relative gains in the Kyoto Protocol, the role of economic growth in terms of relative gains, and climate change lag/ state’s personal agendas, which have led to numerous

Australia "unveiled plans to hit its worst polluters with a carbon tax in the nation's most sweeping economic reform in decades" (Taylor, Rob. July 10, 2011. P. 1). The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) plans to "cover around 75 percent of all of Australia's emissions" (Australian Government, Department of Climate Change. CPRS. December 15, 2008. P. 12) and will generate "the largest emissions-trade scheme outside Europe" (Taylor, Rob. July 10, 2011. P. 1). Much of the efficacy of the CPRS will depend on the utilization and success of this carbon market; as such a further explication of its specifics is required.

For the past two decades, governments have engaged in a series of negotiations to weigh in on issues of climate change. However, there has been a standstill over what must be done, who must do it, and what actions are required. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted in 1992 introduced the issue into the political agenda. In turn, The Kyoto Procol (1997) included a few legally binding measures, namely the commitment to reduce global greenhouse emissions to 5.2% below 1990 levels between 2008 to 2012. This target that was reached early because of the process of economic transition in, for example, former Soviet countries. Nevertheless, at the same time, emissions from developed countries increased by 11% until the global economic downturn began in 2008, and some missed the target all together or were not even a party to the Protocol (Williams, 2015). More recent attempts have similarly failed to produce meaningful results – as