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The GFC- What Can Be Done?

Nov 28th, 2011 | By admin | Category: ALP Matters and Contemporary Political Developments, Bio-Ethical Issues, Economic Policy, Education Policy, Federal-State Relations, Headline

The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) presents the world with fundamental challenges. Modern history has shown that in times of acute challenge existing socio-political and financial systems often require fundamental reform and/or adaptation. For example Russia in 1917 as on course to adapt, but did not, thereby allowing a strident minority to impose its [...]



Education - The Great Equalizer

May 2nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Education Policy

Education should always be a central focus in relation to social democratic formation because access to education is a great equalizer, which can help people, regardless of their socio-economic background to use their talents.  The principal beneficial legacy of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) was the provision of state aid to non-government schools.  The benefits [...]