The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations

This chapter reviews developments in Australian federalism since the start of the new millennium, situating them in the context of longer-term trends and tendencies. After rehearsing the chief characteristics of the Australian federal system, it considers the way different issues have shaped the con...

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Main Author: Fenna, Alan
Other Authors: Podger, Andrew
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: ANU Press 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92731
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description This chapter reviews developments in Australian federalism since the start of the new millennium, situating them in the context of longer-term trends and tendencies. After rehearsing the chief characteristics of the Australian federal system, it considers the way different issues have shaped the continuing evolution of that system in recent years. Two of those issues—climate change politics and the COVID-19 pandemic—stand out for the way they seem to have given Australian federalism a new lease on life when centralising forces have otherwise prevailed. The chapter examines the way those challenges have brought the states to the fore and ventures some evaluation of their significance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-927312023-07-28T05:32:40Z The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations Fenna, Alan Podger, Andrew Chan, Hon S Su, Tsai-tsu Wanna, John This chapter reviews developments in Australian federalism since the start of the new millennium, situating them in the context of longer-term trends and tendencies. After rehearsing the chief characteristics of the Australian federal system, it considers the way different issues have shaped the continuing evolution of that system in recent years. Two of those issues—climate change politics and the COVID-19 pandemic—stand out for the way they seem to have given Australian federalism a new lease on life when centralising forces have otherwise prevailed. The chapter examines the way those challenges have brought the states to the fore and ventures some evaluation of their significance. 2023 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92731 10.22459/DPMGCA.2023.05 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ANU Press fulltext
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The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations
title The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations
title_full The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations
title_fullStr The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations
title_full_unstemmed The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations
title_short The Revival of Australian Federalism? Trends and developments in Commonwealth–State relations
title_sort revival of australian federalism? trends and developments in commonwealth–state relations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92731