01479: Re: [WDDM] Direct democracy comes to Australia
From:
"Annette Jackson" <aja95799(at)bigpond.net.au>
Date:
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:10:09 +1000
Subject:
Re: [WDDM] Direct democracy comes to Australia
Doug,l have e.mailed my groups,associations and political parties about
Direct Democracy,both the Greens and the Democrats have policies that
supported this approach, l also come across an interest group called Beyond
Federation which was interested and have some go idea's,
Regards Martin Jackson
P.S.To George it's small steps at a time,for change with humans.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Everingham" <dnevrghm(at)powerup.com.au>
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:46 PM
Subject: [WDDM] Direct democracy comes to Australia
Extract by Doug Everingham from Senator Bartlett, leader of a minor
federal party (Australian Democrats).
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From: ebulletins(at)democrats.org.au
Date: Fri Sep 7, 2007 11:36:56 PM Australia/Brisbane
To: Doug Everingham <dnevrghm(at)powerup.com.au>
Subject: [democrats.bulletin] Federal Parliamentary Team: e-Bulletin 7
September 2007
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Australian Democrats e-Bulletin 7 September 2007
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- Direct democracy comes to Australia
"The Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill
2007 (“the Plebiscites Bill”) will represent a milestone for Australian
political historians. The people of Australia regularly express their
democratic will through elections, and on rarer occasions through
constitutional referenda, but for the first time in its 106-year
history the federal government is supporting direct democracy initiated
by the people.
The Bill allows for plebiscites - the direct vote of qualified electors
to some important public question - to occur under the aegis of the
Australian Electoral Commission, and no state or territory law can
gainsay it."
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