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The 'war on terror' and ongoing terrorist attacks around the world
have generated a growing body of literature on national and
international measures to counteract terrorist activity. This
detailed study investigates an aspect of contemporary
counter-terrorism that has been largely overlooked; the impact of
these measures on the continued viability of the democratic state.
Democratic nations are now facing an unprecedented challenge - to
respond to global terrorism without simultaneously overturning
fundamental human and political rights. The book addresses the
critical question of whether, in the context of the 'war on
terror', the national security imperative has compromised the
democratic state. This book draws together academics, public policy
practitioners, politicians and journalists to discuss policies
introduced by democratic governments which threaten the nature of
the democratic state. It will be of great interest to graduate and
undergraduate students in politics, public policy, international
relations, criminology and terrorism and counter-terrorism studies.
Jenny Hocking's political biography of Australian attorney,
politician and High Court judge Lionel Murphy created a sensation
when it was first published in 1997. The book forced a
reinterpretation of Murphy's considerable legal, social and
political legacy. Now available in paperback, this new version
includes an epilogue in which Hocking reassesses Murphy's place in
the recent political and legal landscape in the light of further
controversies. She argues that a long and influential career should
not be obscured by the traumatic years before his death nor the
media sensationalism since. The release of this important paperback
edition comes with a Foreword by Justice Michael Kirby, who
reflects thoughtfully on Murphy's career at the High Court.
Gough Whitlam, Australia's twenty-first prime minister, swept to
power in December 1972, ending twenty-three years of conservative
rule. In barely three years Whitlam's dramatic reform agenda would
transform Australia. It was an ascendancy bitterly resented by
some, never accepted by others, and ended with dismissal by the
Governor-General just three years latera "an outcome that polarised
debate and left many believing the full story had not been told. In
this much-anticipated second volume of her biography of Gough
Whitlam, Jenny Hocking has used previously unearthed archival
material and extensive interviews with Gough Whitlam, his family,
colleagues and foes, to bring the key players in these dramatic
events to life. The identity of the mysterious 'third man', who
counselled the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, in his decision to
sack the twice-elected Whitlam government and appoint Malcolm
Fraser as prime minister is confirmed here by Kerr himself, as the
High Court justice Sir Anthony Mason, and the full story of his
involvement is now revealed for the first time. From Kerr's private
papers Hocking details months of secret meetings and conversations
between Kerr and Mason in the lead-up to the dismissal, that had
remained hidden for over thirty-seven years. In response to these
revelations Sir Anthony Mason released an extensive public
statement, acknowledging his role and disclosing additional
information that is fully explored in this new edition. This
definitive biography takes us behind the political intrigue to
reveal a devastated Whitlam and his personal struggle in the
aftermath of the dismissal, the unfulfilled years that followed and
his eventual political renewal as Australia's ambassador to UNESCO.
It also tells, through the highs and the lows of his decades of
public life, how Whitlam depended absolutely on the steadfast
support of the love of his life, his wife, Margaret. For this is
also the story of a remarkable marriage and an enduring
partnership. The truth of this tumultuous period in Australia's
history is finally revealed in Gough Whitlam: His Time
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