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Welcome to POIR/POIX 1010, Australian Politics in Global Context. Australian politics has undergone rapid change over the past four decades. The relative stability of the post-war era has given way to a political and social landscape of accelerated transformation. Previously taken-for-granted values are challenged, once stable institutions are destabilised, and the very idea of an Australian political community (what it is, who it encompasses, and the future directions it should take) is the subject of fierce controversy. These political tremors have been expressed most acutely in the rise of and subsequent challenges to multiculturalism, the intense controversies around an indigenous voice to Parliament, and in the neo-liberal restructuring of key Australian institutions, with an attendant growth of inequality. The covid-crisis starkly revealed the depth of these inequalities, as different sectors of the population - indigenous/non-indigenous, women/men, migrants/non-migrants, working class/employers - have been effected very differently, despite all of the talk of being "all in this together."

In this unit, we introduce these divisions and Australian politics more generally, through the lens of debates about globalization and its consequences for state capacities, sovereignty and decision-making. In so doing, we examine key political institutions, ideologies and contemporary issues. We explore the ways in which they been affected by, and have also filtered the effects of, accelerated globalization. Among other questions, we ask: what is globalization and how, if at all, has it blurred the boundaries between ‘domestic’ and ‘foreign’ policy issues; what is the nature of Australia’s key political institutions, and do they ensure a high degree of democratic participation and accountability in a global era; what are the strengths and weaknesses of the main political ideas that inform public debate in this country, and how are they expressed in political struggle between the main parties?

To answer these questions, the main readings will be from the textbook by Stewart Jackson et. al., (2022) Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century: Old Institutions, New Challenges (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). As the Co-op bookshop has gone into receivership, the book can be purchased directly from Cambridge Online. The book can be purchased in physical or electronic form, which is slightly cheaper. Alternatively, Booktopia usually having plenty of stock. Students should order the book immediately so that they can start reading as soon as possible. In addition, there will be supplementary readings that will be available on ilearn. To get the best out of this unit it is essential that students read, think carefully about what they are reading, and come to tutorials prepared to discuss the readings.

USEFUL JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES Arena; Australian Journal of Political Science; Australian Journal of Politics and History; Australian Journal of Political Economy; Australian Journal of Public Administration; Australian Journal of Social Issues; [Australian]Journal of Sociology; AQ Journal of Contemporary Analysis; Griffith Review; Journal of Political Ideologies; The Monthly; Australian Politics, Society and Culture; Thesis Eleven.

USEFUL WESITES Macquarie University Politics Subject Site: http://www.lib.mq.edu/ resources/subject/politics The Commonwealth parliamentary Library: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/index.htm The National Library of Australia: http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov / Elections data base website at the University of Western Australia: http://elections.uwa.edu.au NSW government website: http://www.nsw.gov.au/government.asp Australian Bureau of Statistics: http://www.abs.goc.au/ ABC Online:http://www.abc.net.au Australian Policy Online: http://www.apo.org.au/index.shtml