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sometimes the government will call an election earlier. MPs in the federal House of Representatives serve for a three-year term. Some of the state and territory parliaments have four-year terms. Who can vote? Voting and having a say in Australian democracy has changed substantially since federation. In 1901 most male British subjects over 21 and resident in Australia could vote. In 1902, Australia became the second country in the world, after New Zealand, to extend voting rights to women. The Commonwealth

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by the Lord Chancellor on the recommendation of local committees consisting largely of existing magistrates. This process gives rise to the criticism - perhaps justified - that the selection procedures tend to favour the appointment of new magistrates whose views are compatible with existing members'. Magistrates must be aged between 27 and 65 at the time of appointment (though very few in fact are under 40); they must be British, Irish or Commonwealth citizens; they

What is the New Public Management? And how has it expressed itself in the workings of public bureaucracies in the Caribbean? Introduction During the last twenty years, various public administrations of countries in Europe, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, were characterised by a practical reform movement defined by Hood (1991) as the New Public Management (NPM). This is documented by other scholars such as Gernod Gruening (1998)[1], and Paul Sutton (2003). Throughout the

import, and transport of liquor * Jan 1919, the US banned sale * Canadian prohibition ended 1919 * Canadians began rum- running illegal breweries in the US * bootleg running was popular, but if caught: imprisonment with hard labour, $1000 fine, killed by gangs * Winnipeg General Strike * March 1919  large union "One Big Union" was created to fight for worker's rights * Workers wanted higher wages, 8 hour work day, and the right to collective bargaining (to

A Project on Marketing Strategy adopted by UBL for Kingfisher Beer A Project on Marketing Strategy adopted by UBL for Kingfisher Beer CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 2. History, Contents, Classification and Types of Beer and its Making 3. Board of Directors 4. Company Profile – History, Mission, Timelines, Organisation Structure, Achievements 5. Code of Conduct 6. Investors 7. Beer Trivia and Hangovers 8. Marketing Mix of Kingfisher – Product, Price, Promotion and Place 9. Findings

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ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the

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