The Centre for Independent Studies Research Collection. Stay up to date with the latest CIS research, policy papers and opinion pieces and commentary. CIS promotes free choice, individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. We aim to make sure good policy ideas are heard and seriously considered so that Australia can prosper.
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The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.
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Professional Military Education in 30 minute sessions. Historic Battles study through current doctrine to gain lessons learned. Tactics, Strategy, Combined Arms, Military Leadership in a format for Unit PME programs. We study the great battles to draw the lessons on strategy, tactics and leadership. Get your lessons learned here rather than in AAR format.
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Hosted by Karla Pincott, What You Need to Know About is the podcast that covers exactly that. Hear from CIS’ experts on the key points of their research, providing you with concise and insightful overviews of complex topics. In each episode, we break down intricate policy issues, economic trends, social challenges, and more, delivering the essential information you need to stay informed in today’s fast-paced world. Join us as we cut through the noise and dive straight into the heart of matte ...
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Conversations on governance with leading social scientists around the world. Run by the Centre for the Study of Governance and Society at King’s College London.
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In August 1992, a group of seventeen Canadian leaders agreed to adopt the Charlottetown Accord, a colossal package of constitutional reforms that would have redefined the basic terms of the federation. However, less than two months later, the Accord was decisively rejected in Canada’s first — and to this day, only — nationwide referendum on the Constitution. Through interviews with ex-government ministers, constitutional negotiators, and legal experts, this series tells the story of how Cana ...
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The aims of the Calleva Research Centre are to investigate key questions about the origins, development, causes and functions of human behaviour by bridging the humanities, and the social, cognitive, and biological sciences in an evolutionary framework. The Centre's work is embodied through successive three-year interdisciplinary research programmes that draw on unique collaborations between Magdalen Fellows working in these diverse fields. The Centre was inaugurated in October 2010. Its fir ...
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The Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law (3CL) at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, was formally opened by Lord Mustill at the conclusion of its first conference on 'Shareholder's Rights and Remedies' (held on 12 April 1997). 3CL has links with similar institutions in universities around the world, and through the Faculty's Herbert Smith Visitor Programme, it is able from time to time to invite leading international corporate and securities lawyers to Cambridge. The 3CL is a me ...
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What does research in democracy in the 21st century look like? How can we study a political system that is under constant challenge? For years, the Albert Hirschman Centre for Democracy has pioneered a collaborative approach that draws on the views of its namesake – Albert O. Hirschman – and now shares it with listeners in podcast form. Transgressing disciplinary and academic boundaries to bring new takes on forms of government, the Research at the AHCD podcast invites its researchers to med ...
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Questions of land rights are at the root of most current conflicts between indigenous peoples and the wider state. Competing conceptions of the land and authority over the land intersect with conflicts around resource extraction, the terms of consultation and consent, and the political status of indigenous peoples. Without resolving the conflicts around land in a fair and collaborative manner, real reconciliation will be difficult to achieve. This podcast presents a series of six live panel ...
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Straight from the Mayor’s Mouth with Mathew Dickerson from Dubbo Regional Council
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A weekly podcast with Mayor Mathew Dickerson and Host Mark Barnes relating to the activities of Dubbo Regional Council. Send your questions to [email protected]
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128 - Rebuilding an Army: Morale, Leadership, Training and Mission Command in the 14th Army with Slim
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32:55How did Slim rebuild the 14th Army after it's 1,000 mile withdrawal from Burma? We look at how lessons were learnt and doctrine was developed to forge an Army capable of taking on the Japanese. We discuss the important question - what makes an Army officer a good trainer of soldiers. This interview is the second part of a 3 part series with Dr Robe…
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127 - The General who wouldn't quit: Slim and the longest retreat
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33:02The withdrawal from Burma was almost 1,000 miles in 100 days and yet Slim, as commander of Burma Corps, maintained his optimism throughout the operation. We look at Slim's early career and background to study his optimism and resilience in the face of an overwhelmingly poor tactical situation. This interview is the first part of a 3 part series wit…
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Rooftop Solar: Paradise Lost | Zoe Hilton, Michael Wu, and Aidan Morrison
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1:37:33In "Rooftop Solar: Paradise Lost," Zoe Hilton, Michael Wu, and Aidan Morrison examine the unintended consequences of Australia's rooftop solar boom. They argue that while rooftop solar has been promoted as a means to lower electricity bills and support the environment, it has inadvertently led to increased costs for non-solar customers. The paper a…
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126 - Care of the wounded on the Kokoda Track
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32:53This episode looks at the care of the wounded on the Kokoda Track. What level of care did sick and wounded soldiers receive? Why was the medical planning still being conducted whilst the Battle of Isurava was in progress? What was the issue with medical logistics and how were casualties to be casevaced from the battlefield? We listen to the story o…
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Rooftop Solar: Paradise Lost | Zoe Hilton & Emilie Dye
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30:45Rooftop Solar: Paradise Lost | Zoe Hilton & Emilie Dye In this episode, we delve into the findings of the Centre for Independent Studies' recent report, "Rooftop Solar: Paradise Lost," co-authored by Zoe Hilton, Michael Wu, and Aidan Morrison. The report challenges the prevailing narrative that rooftop solar benefits all consumers, revealing that …
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Super for Housing | Peter Tulip & Matthew Taylor
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54:39In "Super for Housing," Peter Tulip and Matthew Taylor explore allowing Australians to access their superannuation funds to purchase a home. He examines the rationale behind this idea, considering home equity and superannuation as alternative means of securing retirement. The paper analyzes potential impacts on housing demand and ownership rates, a…
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Australian citizenship and the crisis of civic virtue | Peter Kurti
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35:07In this episode, we sit down with Peter Kurti to explore the ideas behind his latest work, Fractured Loyalties: Australian Citizenship and the Crisis of Civic Virtue. We discuss the fundamental role of tolerance in a diverse democracy, the rising threat of antisemitism in Australia, and how weakening civic virtues are impacting social cohesion. Kur…
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The Military Decision Making and Planning Process
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59:00This episode is a cross-post from The Cove Podcast. This is a recording of MAJGEN Mick Krause, AM - the author the new ADF-I-5 doctrine - Decision Making and Planning Processes. He presented a PME session at Holdsworthy Barracks to discuss the new doctrine. ADF-I-5 Decision Making and Planning Processes replaces the Joint JMAP (Joint Military Appre…
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In this episode, we delve into the proposal of allowing homebuyers to access their superannuation funds for purchasing a home. We explore how building housing equity and accumulating superannuation serve as alternative methods for ensuring financial security in retirement. The discussion highlights that while the government aims to ensure individu…
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Fractured Loyalties. Australian citizenship and the crisis of civic virtue | Peter Kurti
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42:58In "Fractured Loyalties: Australian Citizenship and the Crisis of Civic Virtue," Peter Kurti examines the foundational role of tolerance in secular liberal democracies, particularly in embracing religious diversity. He explores how this principle, integral to the liberal conception of citizenship, is under threat due to a concerning rise in antisem…
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125 - Medical considerations on the Kokoda Track
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36:47What medical treatment was avaiable for the soldiers fighting on the Kokoda Track. How were ill and injured soldiers cared for and what were the difficulties in providing surgical and medical care in the austere conditions of the Jungles of Kokoda? This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. Check out the show notes for the podcast f…
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Interest, Usury and the Common Good | Ian Harper & Peter Kurti
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34:47Interest, Usury and the Common Good by Ian Harper and Peter Kurti Read the paper here: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/interest-usury-and-the-common-good/ Listen to all our papers here: https://cisresearch.podbean.com/ Delve into the intricate history and ethical debates surrounding the practice of charging interest in "Interest, Usury, and the …
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The Success of NZ’s Housing Policy Reforms | Stuart Donavan
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20:51In this episode, we dive into New Zealand’s groundbreaking housing policy reforms and explore how they’ve successfully tackled the housing crisis. Join us as we unpack the findings of the Centre for Independent Studies’ report, Less Crowded Houses: The Success of NZ’s Housing Policy Reforms and Implications for Australia by Stuart Donovan. What les…
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Less Crowded Houses: NZ’s housing policy success and implications for Australia | Stuart Donovan
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46:44Less Crowded Houses. NZ’s housing policy success and implications for Australia by Stuart Donovan. Audio produced by Randall Evans. To read the paper: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/less-crowded-houses-the-success-of-nzs-housing-policy-reforms-and-implications-for-australia/ To become a member: https://www.cis.org.au/membership-2-step-1/ Introd…
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What is Project Finance, and Why is it Important?: 3CL Seminar
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31:21Speaker: Professor Paul Deemer (Vanderbilt Law School) This lecture focuses on the development and project financing of large international infrastructure projects, and covers – What is “project finance” and what is not? How does a “project financing” differ from other types of financing? Why is project finance used on large infrastructure projects…
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'An Institutional Theory for Corporate Law': 3CL Seminar
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32:06Speaker: Professor Eva Micheler (LSE) Abstract: Reliance on agency-theoretic reasoning has led to substantial theoretical and empirical advances in company law scholarship, but the narrow focus on board-level actors and phenomena has disconnected the analysis of the company from the reality of the economic organisation it is meant to enable and sup…
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Podcast - Knowledge and Expertise in Democratic Politics.
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54:44About the Talk In this episode of the Governance Podcast Associate Director Sam DeCanio, Dr. Jonny Benson, and Professor Jason Brennan discusses the relationship between knowledge, expertise and democracy. The conversation discusses whether democracy should be understood primarily as a system involving electoral choice, or whether democracy is a ty…
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Podcast - False Prophets of Economics Imperialism: a discussion with Matthew Watson
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1:05:16About the Talk In this episode of The Governance Podcast, CSGS Director Mark Pennington discusses with Matthew Watson some key themes in Matthew’s new book False Prophets of Economics Imperialism. The discussion covers the tension in modern economic theory between mathematical modelling, axiomatic analysis, and their relevance to ‘real world’ empir…
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The Argument For Debate: how school debating can improve academic outcomes and foster a stronger democracy | Deidre Clary & Fiona Mueller
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50:38The Argument For Debate: how school debating can improve academic outcomes and foster a stronger democracy. This podcast audiobook explores the pivotal role of debate in addressing Australia’s educational and civic challenges. With academic achievement in decline and public confidence waning, the nation's 2024 Senate Inquiry into civics education u…
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Podcast - Liberal Democracy and the Challenge of Anti-Democratic Viewpoints
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1:01:06About the Talk In this episode of the Governance Podcast Mark Pennington discusses with Alasia Nuti the contribution of her new book Politicising Political Liberalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) co-authored with Gabriele Badano. The conversation covers philosophical and practical aspects of how to define when it might be justifiable to limit th…
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124 - Leadership lessons from the Jungles of Vietnam with Gary McKay
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32:05This episode is the second of a two part interview with retired LTCOL Gary McKay, who was a Platoon Commander in Vietnam, in D Coy, 4 RAR. He fought in Op Ivanhoe at the battle of Nui Le, where he was wounded. For his awarded the Military Cross for his performance during the battle. He was later the Commanding Officer of 8/9 RAR between 1988 and 19…
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123 - Jungle Combat in Vietnam with Gary McKay
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24:42This episode is the first of a two part interview with retired LTCOL Gary McKay, who was a Platoon Commander in Vietnam, in D Coy, 4 RAR. He fought in Op Ivanhoe at the battle of Nui Le, where he was wounded. For his awarded the Military Cross for his performance during the battle. He was later the Commanding Officer of 8/9 RAR between 1988 and 199…
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'The Art of the New Deal: The Brief Wondrous Life of the Yale Law School/Harvard Business School Combined Law-Business Program': 3CL Lecture
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48:06Speaker: Professor Christopher Nicholls (University of Western Ontario) In 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Yale Law School and Harvard Business School launched an innovative joint program: the “Law-Business Course”. The program’s principal architect was Yale law professor William O. Douglas, best remembered today as the longest ser…
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'Corporate Governance and Technology': 3CL Lecture
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22:52Speaker: Dr Akshaya Kamalnath (Australian National University) Governance of companies has always involved some uncertainty and technology related challenges similarly add to the risks and challenges involved. Yet, corporate governance – both the legal and non-legal aspects – finds ways to address risks and so it will be with tech-related issues. T…
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The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy | Peter Swan
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48:43The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan AO September 26, 2024 Australian companies have been shifting from a purely shareholder focus to a much vaguer, less accountable, and damaging stakeholder focus for many years. One important byproduct of this decline in shareholder focus has been form…
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The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy | Peter Swan
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21:11The Rise of Activist Corporations with Peter Swan - Interviewed by Emilie Dye. Australian companies have been shifting from a purely shareholder focus to a much vaguer, less accountable, and damaging stakeholder focus for many years. One important byproduct of this decline in shareholder focus has been former shareholder resources moving into ‘soci…
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122 - Japanese Lessons Learnt for Jungle Warfare
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27:04This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode is Part 5 of our interview with Dr with Dr Adrian Threlfall, an expert in how the Australian Army learned to learn about combat in the jungles of Malaya, Singapore, Papua, New Guinea, and many other islands to the north of Australia. This episode looks at the introduction of th…
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Government spending and inflation | Robert Carling
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20:25Read the paper here: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/government-spending-and-inflation/ That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth became gargantuan during the coronavirus pandemic. However, to a less dramatic extent, it was happening before the pandemic — and has continued since it ended. …
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All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza | Nigel Biggar
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56:17All our links: https://linktr.ee/centreforindependentstudies All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza by Nigel Biggar. Read the paper here: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/all-things-considered-making-moral-sense-of-the-wars-in-ukraine-and-gaza/ The pacifist answer to the problem of #war is straightforward. Any u…
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Government Spending and Inflation | Robert Carling
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16:02Government spending and inflation with Robert Carling - Interviewed by Emilie Dye. That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth became gargantuan during the coronavirus pandemic. However, to a less dramatic extent, it was happening before the pandemic — and has continued since it ended. Some obs…
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100th and Final Episode for This Term of Council, Cheques Handed over to Various Community Groups, Spoke at the Better Futures Forum in Canberra and Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
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55:09Regular Meeting with State MP, Dugald Saunders during the Week. Latest Regular Meeting with Orana Mid-Western Police District. Community Cheque Presentations Held This Week. Spoke at the Better Futures Forum in Canberra. Official Opening of the Gindaymanha Sports Complex at Dubbo College South Campus. Thank You to Councillors, Staff and the Communi…
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121 - The Jungle Warfare Training Centre, Canungra
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26:12This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode is Part 4 of our interview with Dr with Dr Adrian Threlfall, an expert in how the Australian Army learned to learn about combat in the jungles of Malaya, Singapore, Papua, New Guinea, and many other islands to the north of Australia. This episode discusses the development of th…
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Are You THAT Driver? What Were the Mayoral Metrics for This Council Term? Is the Mayor Being Paid to Speak at a Conference in Canberra? Will the Application for an $11.25M REACT Grant Be Successful?
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1:25:16Royal Far West Are Organising Two Events in Dubbo Next Year to Celebrate 100 Years. Australian Road Safety Foundation Promoting Don’t Be THAT Driver. RFBI Aged Care Employee Day Morning Tea and Awards. Season Opening of the Aquatic Leisure Centres. Extraordinary Council Meeting to Refer Our Financial Statements to the Auditor. Extraordinary Council…
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This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode looks at Jungle Warfare Doctrine Development, with Dr Adrian Threlfall, an expert in how the Australian Army learned to learn about combat in the jungles of Malaya, Singapore, Papua, New Guinea, and many other islands to the north of Australia. We look at how the soldiers prepa…
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Citizenship Conferred on 420 People during This Term of Council, Independent Planning Commission Held a Meeting in Dunedoo and Feasibility Study for the REACT Centre Is Progressing.
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1:01:17Another Successful Dubbo Stampede Held. Met with the Hon. Steve Whan, MP, Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education. Briefing on Feasibility Study for REACT Centre for a Mayoral Minute at the Last Council Meeting. Waved off a Group of Cyclists Going to Newcastle. The 420th Citizenship Was Conferred upon a Citizen at the Last Citizenship Cere…
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Did Council Waive a $659K Debt Owed by Rex Airlines? Why Was the Mayor in a Cell at Old Dubbo Gaol? What Exactly Are the Limitations on Council in Caretaker Mode?
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1:02:59Dubbo Stampede Being Run on Sunday. Why Was the Mayor in a Cell at Old Dubbo Gaol? Opening Event Held for a New Building for Int College. DRTCC Wins Impact Award for Saturday Night Social. Book Week at West Dubbo Public School. Poetry Recitals at Bracken House. Did Council Waive a $659K Debt Owed by Rex Airlines? The Water Filtration Plant Is Curre…
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This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode looks at Jungle Warfare Doctrine Development, with Dr Adrian Threlfall, an expert in how the Australian Army learned to learn about combat in the jungles of Malaya, Singapore, Papua, New Guinea, and many other islands to the north of Australia. We discuss how the Australian Arm…
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Almost the Last Meeting of Council, Rex Debt Discussed at the Council Meeting, Council Applying to the State Government to Fund the REACT Centre and the Mayor Is Going behind Bars This Week.
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1:28:29Regional Capitals Australia Travelled to Canberra for Various Meetings. Council Meeting on Thursday Night Which Was Almost the Meeting of This Council. The Debt Owed by Rex to Council Was Discussed at the Council Meeting. Development Application Approved for a 145 Lot Subdivision – the First in the North-West Precinct. Council Funds Distributed to …
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Podcast - The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy
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1:02:08About the Talk In this episode of the Governance Podcast, CSGS Director Mark Pennington speaks with Dr Samuel Bagg about his recent book - The Dispersal of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy, published by Oxford University Press. The book presents an in depth consideration of the problem of 'elite capture' and the possible strategies to …
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