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23 October 2024
Democracy Sausage

Democracy sausages and the cultural politics of Election Day

Election days have a distinct atmosphere, tense yet exciting, there is a sense of communities coming together to uphold a sense of mateship, friendship and communal camaraderie. Perhaps, no other activity on election captures these emotions that food stalls – particularly, the democracy sausage.

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24 October 2019

Press freedom essential for safeguarding our democracy

Professor AJ Brown is presenting the annual Henry Parkes Oration in Tenterfield. His timely speech looks at the alarming concerns surrounding the lack of protection for journalists and whistleblowers during a period when democracy is seen to be diminishing

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19 December 2017

Democracy’s at home with Anne

Political expert and Griffith University scholar Professor Anne Tiernan has been appointed to the board of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

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5 December 2017

Griffith workshop to tackle the decline of democracy in Southeast Asia

Academics from Griffith University and other esteemed institutions will gather for a two-day workshop this month addressing the deterioration of...

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3 March 2015

Being Political: Leadership and Democracy in the Pacific Islands

Griffith Asia Institute Featured Publication Purchase the book from University of Hawai’i Press Written by Dr Jack Corbett Politicians everywhere...

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18 March 2014

New democracy still at risk

Indonesia is a shining light for liberalIslam but, as Colin Brown and Ross Taylor point out in an article for...

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19 November 2012

Can people power save Indonesian democracy?

The current political climate in Jakarta, marked by a president eager to avoid upsetting powerful constituencies ahead of the 2014...

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8 September 2010

‘Islam and Democracy in Indonesia’s Foreign Policy’

Presented by Dr Rizal Sukma, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, Indonesia. “Perspectives: Asia” is a...

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27 April 2010

The Quality of Democracy in the Asia-Pacific

The Griffith Asia Institute and the Centre for Governance and Public Policy recently hosted the ‘The Quality of Democracy in...

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13 November 2024

Countering disinformation in Australia and the Pacific

This week, Brisbane became a central hub for discussions on the importance of information integrity as Griffith University, in collaboration...

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