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Cash book: Communist Party Australia (Victoria?), Community Party Australia (CPA), 1915-1954
... party australia cpa politics and government financial records ...Income and expenditure of the Communist Party Australia (Victoria Branch?) from 1915-1954. Includes memberships/affiliations. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Australia) describes the Party as originating in 1920 although the beginning of these records precedes that date by five years. It is also noted that the party officially dissolved in 1992, although the record held ceases at 1954 when the funds were transferred to Building Trades Federation Trust Account. The records are contemporaneous with Robert Menzies' attempted ban of the Party in 1951. The records cease in 1954 which was a time of active paranoia in Australia about Communism. The Labor Party split happened in 1955 leading to the formation of the Democratic Labor Party (a party describing itself at anti-communist).Politics and government. Financial records keeping - Communist Party of Australia.Book; 191 pages. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; title ("Cash Book"). Loose pages - account balances, Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia, Victoria Street, Melbourne.Preliminary pages, in pencil: "Relief Fund see page 47".btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, communist party australia, cpa, politics and government, financial records, democratic labor party, australian labor party, communism -
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Pattern of deceit
... democratic labour party dlp political parties ncc national civic ...History and activity of the National Civic Council (an arm of the Democratic Labour Party) and the unions who were aligned with it.Relevant to trade unions and the political climate post ALP split in 1955. Reference to Bob Joshua who was the member for Ballarat and a key figure in the Labor Party split and formation of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).Book; paperback.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, unions ballarat, democratic labour party, dlp, political parties, ncc, national civic council, santamaria_bob, mcmanus_frank, joshua_bob -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Edna Barrie and Hubert Opperman, 1994
The plaque of Oppy reads: Hubert Opperman was born in Rochester, his early job as a Telegraph Boy encouraged his love of cycling. Throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s “Oppy” was the dominant figure in Australian cycling. He first won the Australian Road Cycling Championship in 1924. He won it again in 1926, 1927 and 1929. At the same time he was becoming and international star. This statue is modelled on his on his stunning victory at the Bol D’Or in Paris in the same year that he was highly placed in the prestigious Tour de France. His first place in the 1265 kms Paris - Brest- Paris road race was the highlight of his sporting career. That year he was voted Sportsman of the Year by a French newspaper. In 1991 Sir Hubert attended the Centenary Celebrations of the race and was honoured with Gold Medal of the City of Paris “Oppy” retired from cycling in 1940. Typically he celebrated his retirement with a 24 hour marathon at the Sydney Velodrome breaking one hundred and one records in the process. After war service with the RAAF he entered Federal politics holding the Victoria seat of Corio for the Liberal Party from 1949 until 1967. During this period he served as Minister for Shipping and Transport and Minister for Immigration. In 1967 he was appointed Australian High Commissioner for Malta, receiving the OBE in 1952 and was knighted in 1968. This Statue was officially unveiled by SIR HUBERT OPPERMAN On his 90th birthday, 29th May 1994Oppy signing Edna Barrie's leatherbound copy of 'Melton-Plains of Promise'. . The Inscription reads - To Edna with my Melton remembrances as the place I first rode a bicycle Hubert Opperman ‘Oppy’ [ 29/5/1904 – April 1996]. Edna Barrie contacted and organised for Hubert Opperman to launch the book. (She was also present at his last bike ride at Rochester in 1995.)local identities, local significant events -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Electoral handbook 1949 federal election, 1949
Electoral handbook for the 1949 federal election.Electoral handbook for the 1949 federal election. This book contains the main provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 1949 for the use of endorsed candidates, party members, organizers and canvassers.Electoral handbook for the 1949 federal election. politics and government, australian government, elections -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Contribution will continue, 17/07/1996 12:00:00 AM
Retirement from politics following redistribution of electoral boundaries in 1990-91. Mr Cox given a dinner attended by Liberal Party members and friends. Inaugural member of Schwerkolt Management Committee.Retirement from politics following redistribution of electoral boundaries in 1990-91. Mr Cox given a dinner attended by Liberal Party members and friends. Inaugural member of Schwerkolt Management Committee.Retirement from politics following redistribution of electoral boundaries in 1990-91. Mr Cox given a dinner attended by Liberal Party members and friends. Inaugural member of Schwerkolt Management Committee.parliamentary representatives, cox, george -
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Profiles in courage (Don Woodward Collection), Kennedy, John F, 1956
The book profiles various American senators who went against party policy and community sentiment and acted according to conscience. Stories include the following senators: John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster Thomas Hart Benton Sam Houston Edmund G. Ross Lucius Lamar George Norris Robert A. TaftRelevant to US political and parliamentary history.Book; 245 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title. In blue ink, "Deptford Mall, N.J., April 1978."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, senators - usa, adams, john quincy, government, politics, webster, daniel, benton, thomas hart, houston, sam, ross, edmund g, lamar, lucius, norris, george, taft, robert a. -
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Elect the ambassador! Building democracy in a globalised world, Kerr, Duncan, 2001
The author argues for democracy in all countries and questions the right of unelected international organisations to make critical decisions (e.g. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund). The book is pro-globalisation.Relevant to world politics, democracy and globalisation. Kerr is a former Labor politician and served as Attorney General and Minister for Justice in the Hawke/Keating government.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, democracy, alp, australian labor party, attorney general, minister for justice, globalisation, world bank, hawke, bob, keating, paul, international monetary policy -
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Hawke : the Prime Minister, d'Alpuget, Blanche, 2010
... australian labor party politics government actu hawke, bob prime ...Biographical work: tells the story of Bob Hawke's parliamentary career from 1983 to 1992. Bob Hawke has been a Rhodes Scholar, ACTU President and Prime Minister of Australia. The book is relevant to Australian political and Labor history. Hawke was an advocate for social and economic reform. The author, Blanche d'Alpuget, is Hawke's spouse.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; black and white photo of Bob Hawke; black and gold lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, politics, government, actu, hawke, bob, prime minister, biography, political science -
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Australian labour leader : the story of W.A. Holman and the labour movement, Evatt, HV, 1942
Story of WA Holman who was a NSW union organiser; he entered politics and ultimately become Premier of NSW. His pro-conscription stance led to his being expelled from the Labor Party. He had a subsequent career in federal politics under the Nationalist and United Australia Parties; during this time he did not distinguish himself.Relevant to Labor and Australian political history. References to conscription. The author, HV Evatt, was most notably known as Leader of the Australian Labor Party (and Leader of the Opposition) from 1951 to 1960.Paper; book. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, holman, wa, unions, politics, premier - nsw, conscription, parliament, government, nationalist party, united australia party, alp, australian labor party, union organisers -
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Be just and fear not (Don Woodward Collection), Calwell, AA, 1972
An autobiography of Arthur Calwell a former public servant, Minister for Immigration (in the Chifley government) and Labor Leader of the Opposition. Includes views on immigration, Gough Whitlam and Archbishop Mannix. He resigned as Leader of the Opposition in 1967, at which time Gough Whitlam assumed the ALP leadership.Relevant to Australian political history, particularly that of the Labor movement. Autobiographical interest.Book; 274 pages. Paperback cover: green, black and white; photograph of Arthur Calwell; white and black lettering; author's name and title. Hardcover cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title. Dustjacket (hardcover): cover: green, black and white; photograph of Arthur Calwell; white and black lettering; author's name and title.calwell, arthur, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, public servants, minister for immigration, immigration, chifley, ben, leader of the opposition, government, politics, whitlam, gough, mannix, archbishop, alp, australian labor party, parliament, members of parliament, white australia policy -
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The confessions of Clyde Cameron 1913-1990 (Don Woodward Collection), Connell, Daniel, 1990
Clyde Cameron was Minister for Labour in the Whitlam government and sacked in 1975. He was in parliament from 1949 until his resignation in 1980. Cameron also has a history with the AWU, both as an elected official and as an organiser and industrial advocate. He was at one time Leader of the Labor Party in South Australia. Relevant to Australian and South Australian politics and Labor history. Relevant to the history of the Australian Workers Union (AWU). Biographical interest - principally Clyde Cameron.Paper; book. Dust cover: white background; colour photograph of Clyde Cameron; blue and red lettering. Cover: red background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Front page: author's name and title.cameron, clyde, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, calwell, arthur, whitlam, gough, kerr, sir john, parliament, government, politics, unions, awu, australian workers union, union organisers -
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The fixer : the untold story of Graham Richardson (Don Woodward Collection), Wilkinson, Marian, 1996
A biography of journalist and politician, Graham Richardson. Richardson was a minister in the Hawke government and was instrumental in Hawke's political fortunes. He was also involved in a prostitution scandals. Relevant to Labor history and Australian politics. Paper; book; 420 pages Dustjacket: black background; black and white photograph of Graham Richardson; silver, yellow, white and mauve lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.biography, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, richardson, graham, hawke, bob, journalists, politics, government, parliament, members of parliament, alp, australian labor party -
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Ben Chifley : a biography (Don Woodward Collection), Crisp, LF, 1963
Biography of Ben Chifley who served as leader of the Labor Party; he was Prime Minister post-World War II (from 1945 to 1949).Relevant to Australia's political history and to the history of the ALP. Biographical interest.Book; 428 pages. Cover: white background; black and white photograph of Ben Chifley; white lettering; author's name and title. Includes some loose newspaper clippings. Stamp: "Booked Out".biography, chifley, ben, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, members of parliament, government, politics, prime minister, history -
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Statesmen, leaders and losers : the twenty-three Prime Ministers of Australia, Brodie, Scott, 1984
... australian labor party alp liberal party australia political parties ...Biography of twenty three Australian Prime Ministers: Barton, Bruce, Chifley, Cook, Curtin, Deakin, Fadden, Fisher, Forde, Fraser, Gorton, Hawke, Holt, Hughes, Lyons, McEwen, McMahon, Menzies, Page, Reid, Scullin, Watson, Whitlam.Relevant to Australian history and politics. Biographical interest.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; sepia pictures of past prime ministers surrounding a colour picture of parliament house (Canberra); blue and red lettering. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, barton, edmund, bruce, stanley, chifley, ben, cook, joseph, curtin, john, deakin, alfred, fadden, arthur, fisher, andrew, forde, francis, fraser, malcolm, gorton, john, hawke, bob, holt, harold, hughes, william, lyons, joseph, mcewen, john, mcmahon, william, menzies, robert, page, earle, reid, george, scullin, james, watson, john, whitlam, gough, prime minister, government, parliament, politics, biography, history, australian labor party, alp, liberal party australia, political parties -
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The Hawke ascendency, Kelly, Paul, 1984
The story of power politics surrounding Bob Hawke's electoral victory in 1983. The author particularly focusses upon the personal dynamics of Bob Hawke, Malcolm Fraser and Bill Hayden.Relevant to the history of Australian politics and ALP history. Biographical interest - Bob Hawke, Malcolm Fraser, Bill Hayden.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white image of Bob Hawke; white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, bob, hayden, bill, fraser, malcolm, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, elections, parliament, government, politics, politicians, prime minister, biography -
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The Hawke years : the story from the inside, Mills, Stephen, 1993
... australian labor party politics unions government parliament prime ..."How Bob Hawke won four elections - His place on the world stage - His love affair with the Australian people" -- Cover. Biographical interest - Bob Hawke. Bob Hawke was President of the ACTU and was successfully elected to federal parliament in 1980. He became Australian Prime Minister in 1983, defeating Malcolm Fraser. He relinquished the Prime Ministership in 1991 following a successful leadership challenge by Paul Keating.Paper; book. Front cover: colour photograph of Bob and Hazel Hawke; black and red background; white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, bob, alp, history, australian labor party, politics, unions, government, parliament, prime minister -
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Hawke : an emotional life, Anson, Stan, B0234
... politics alp australian labor party actu australian council ...A Freudian/psychoanalytical biography of Bob Hawke. Bob Hawke was President of the ACTU and was successfully elected to federal parliament in 1980. He became Australian Prime Minister in 1983, defeating Malcolm Fraser. He relinquished the Prime Ministership in 1991 following a successful leadership challenge by Paul Keating.Biographical interest - Bob Hawke. Relevant to the history of Australian politics, the ALP and the union movement.Paper; book. Front cover: colour photo of Bob Hawke with a blue, brown and white theme; brown background; white and black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, hawke, bob, politics, alp, australian labor party, actu, australian council of trade unions, political parties, prime minister, actu - president, freudian analysis, psychoanalysis, biography -
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Paul Keating Prime Minister, Carew, Edna, 1988
... australian labor party politics government biography Carew, Edna ...A biography. Paul Keating was Treasurer in the Hawke ALP government. He succeeded Bob Hawke as Prime Minister of Australia following a successful leadership challenge. Keating was defeated by John Howard in the 1996 election.Relevant to Australian federal politics in the 1980s and 1990s. Biographical interest - Paul Keating.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; various head shots of Paul Keating in colour and black and white; gold, brown and white lettering. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, keating, paul, hawke, bob, prime minister, alp, australian labor party, politics, government, biography -
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A super history : how Australia's $1 trillion+ superannuation industry was made, St Anne, Christine, 2012
An historical account of the creation of the superannuation system in Australia. The author has interviewed some of the pioneers of the system. Table of contents: A few good men Chicago racket or dream of the romantics? Getting the show on the road Holdens and Rolls Royces A woman's job The business of super Lear jets and cuff-links The greatest victory of all The Howard years The politics of super Other people's money A time to imagine and innovatePertinent to financial and social history.Paper; book. Red and brown cover, with drawings of various persons.Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, finance, superannuation, money, retirement, history, actu, australian council of trade unions, pensions, superannuation funds, old age pensions, trade unions, alp, australian labor party, howard, john -
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Beazley : a biography (Don Woodward Collection), FitzSimons, Peter et al, 1998
... australian labor party cabinet government politics deputy prime ...Biography of Kim Beazley who is a former diplomat, ALP federal MP, deputy prime minister and leader of the opposition. Beazley was part of the Hawke/Keating cabinet and served in such roles as Minister for Defence and Minister for Finance.Biographical interest - Kim Beazley. Relevant to Australian politics and the Hawke/Keating era of government.Paper; book. Dust jacket: blue background; with a colour photograph of Kim Beazley; gold and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, beazley, kim, biography, alp, australian labor party, cabinet, government, politics, deputy prime minister, prime minister, hawke, bob, keating, paul, government ministry, ambassadors and diplomats -
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The wit of Sir Robert Menzies, 1966
... ballarat trades hall menzies, robert prime minister liberal party ...Examples of Sir Robert Menzies' humour. Menzies is a former Prime Minister of Australia.Biographical.Blue, grey and white hardback. Front cover includes title and name of the compiler. Back cover includes some random examples from the book's content and titles from the same series. Title page includes a stamp from Latrobe Valley Regional Library Service (cancelled) and price of $2.00.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, menzies, robert, prime minister, liberal party australia, humour, politics, government -
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Straight left, Uren, Tom, 1994
Tom Uren was an ALP Member of Parliament from 1958 to 1990. For some of this time he served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and was a cabinet minister. He was supportive of the heritage and conservation movement, particularly in Sydney. He also lived through the great depression and was a prisoner of war in WWII. The book, Straight Left, is Uren's memoir.Political relevance, especially to the ALP. Autobiographical interest - Tom Uren. Paper; book. Five black and white photographs on the back cover.Author, title and barcode on dust jacket. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, uren, tom, politics, deputy leader of the opposition, government, autobiography, alp, australian labor party -
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The turbulent years: The autobiography of JT Lang (Don Woodward Collection), Lang, JT, 1970
... labor party new south wales politics government premier ...Autobiography of Jack Lang's political career. Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Autobiographical interest - Jack Lang.Book; 323 pages. Dustjacket: light blue background; black and white photograph of JT Lang; red and white lettering. Cover: grey background; green lettering; author's name and title.In blue ink: "Pop, Happy Birthday. Mary, Murray, Christopher. 8:10:70" (Copy 1)btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, politics, government, premier, autobiography, lang, jt, lang, jack -
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Quotations from Jeffrey Kennett, Crabb, Tony, 1999
... bracks, steve beyondblue politics government liberal party ...Political satire. Jeff Kennett was Liberal Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999. He was defeated by Steve Bracks (ALP). Kennett was the founding Chair of BeyondBlue.Satire.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kennett, jeffrey, kennett, jeff, premier - victoria, satire, bracks, steve, beyondblue, politics, government, liberal party australia -
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Goodbye Jerusalem : night thoughts of a Labor outsider, Ellis, Bob, 1997
... australian labor party alp ellis, bob politics government parliament ...Memoir by Bob Ellis (former ALP member of parliament) about politics from a Labor viewpoint. Autobiography and political analysis. The first edition of the book was pulped after a successful defamation action by MPs Tony Abbott and Peter Costello.Relevant to Australian politics. Autobiographical relevance - Bob Ellis.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia photo including Margaret & Gough Whitlam, Paul Keating, Ben Chifley, John Curtin, John Button, Bob Hawke, et al; red and white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abbott, tony, costello, peter, liberal party australia, australian labor party, alp, ellis, bob, politics, government, parliament, memoir, autobiography -
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The Australian moment : how we were made for these times, Megalogenis, George, 2012
An account of some of Australia's best economic, political and social reform, including interviews with Fraser, Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd and Whitlam's confidant Graham Freudenberg. Table of contents: Three years late to the party The Gough shock A gathering crisis The ingredients for a crack-up Testing the nation's constitution The age of the rorter The siren song of the quarry The drover's dog has his day Learning to let go A license to reform Getting ahead of the game The cult of property Recession as nation-builder The dynamic duo dissolves The last serious election Rolling back the years Passing the tests He of the never ever Tuning in to globalisation The last rich nation standing. Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photographs of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and the character Kath (from the TV show Kath and Kim); red, black and blue lettering.Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, politics, social history, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, rudd, kevin, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, howard, john, hawke, bob, freudenberg, graham, social reform, prime minister, society and culture -
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Off the rails : the Pauline Hanson trip, Kingston, Margo, 1999
Relates to the resurgence of One Nation party in 2001 and analyses why the party did not disappear after the 1998 election.Relevant to Australian political history and particularly to Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photograph of Pauline Hanson with two men with their heads on her shoulders; brown and black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, one nation, hanson, pauline, elections, politics, government, pauline hanson's one nation, election campaigning, journalism, politicians -
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The 'Big Fella' : Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891-1949, Nairn, Bede, 1995
Biography of Jack Lang. Jack Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation.Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Biographical interest - Jack Lang.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: picture of Jack Lang.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: quote from author; synopsis of book content; laudatory comment by the Sydney Morning Herald; cover credits.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lang, jack, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, financial agreements' legislation, premier, politics, government, governor - state, dismissal -
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Party tricks, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 2001
A 2001 episode of Four Corners about political espionage in Australia that is to gain political edge against opponents. A case study.Relevant to Australian politics, elections and political strategy.VHSbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, political espionage, keating, paul, 4 corners, elections, australian labor party, alp, liberal party australia -
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Constructing fear : Australia's secret industrial inquisition, Loh, Joe et al, 2005
A documentary about the Australian Building Construction Commission which was a coercive regulatory body empowered to investigate and prosecute breaches of industrial relations laws. It was created to particularly target strong building unions. Penalties imposed by the ABCC were severe - for example, terms of imprisonment and individual fines of up to $28,500 for failure to comply with summonses, refusal to answer questions, and disclosure to others of anything that happened at ABCC's closed tribunal. ABCC was disbanded in 2012, but the Turnbull Coalition government has attempted to revive the organisation in 2016. The failure to obtain Senate approval triggered the double-dissolution of Federal parliament and subsequent election in July 2016.Relevant to the history of unions and industrial relations in Australia. Also relates to government union relations.DVD Front cover: colour picture of a lawyer in court regalia and a howling dog; black and yellow lettering.Front cover: title and maker's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abcc, australian building construction commission, unions, building unions, industrial relations, industrial tribunals, politics and government, howard, john, liberal party australia, cfmeu, cfmeu mining and energy division