Politics and Society
Understanding the world helps us to understand our place in it. Learn about the important political and social events and people that have shaped, and are shaping, our world. Referendums and elections, democracy and dictatorships, recessions and depressions come to life when we explore the people whose power politics, passions and obsessions are unpacked.
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Understanding the differences between Australian and US Political Systems
<p>Australians have mandatory voting. America does not. This course takes you through the differences between our democracies. In many areas Americans are the exact opposite of us. We will drill deep
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Robodebt - five years of lies, mistakes & failures
<p>Robodebt was an unlawful debt-collection scheme that issued more than 400,000 false notices to welfare recipients from 2015 to 2019 and was a shocking attack on our democracy. A Royal Commission
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Queen Elizabeth I - Lessons in Leadership
<p>Queen Elizabeth I is widely admired as one of the most successful of the English monarchs. By the end of her 45 year reign in 1603, England was a formidable Protestant naval power in Europe. It was
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Merkel's Legacy to Germany and Globally - who decides?
<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel helped steer the EU through crises for 16 years. Once nicknamed the Queen of Europe, opinions on her legacy are diverse. Crisis manager or visionary? This session
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