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Dec 26th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Headline

The article, ‘The Fall of Constantine II and the Greek Financial Crisis’ in the Historical and Current Affairs has been re-posted after previous sub-sections were ommitted in the transfer from the previous HCAA website.



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 [...]



Japan: The Antithesis of Rent-Seeking

Jul 31st, 2011 | By admin | Category: Headline

Japan’s ‘win-win’ approach to promoting the common good should be emulated because the world is in such a state of crisis.



The Destructive Consequences of “Rent Seeking”

May 2nd, 2011 | By andrewc | Category: Headline

The “Rent Seeking” threat is analysed in the various sections of Social Action Australia. The situation in Libya will continue to be updated.



Is Libyan Democracy a Desert Mirage?

Feb 13th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Headline

A recent article in the Historical and Current Affairs Perspective sectin of Social Action Australia outlines the reasons why western nations should provide military air support to the Libyan people.



Social Action’s Current Non-Partisan Stance

Dec 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Headline

Adds on the Social Action Australia website are generated by Google.  Social Action Australia does not currently endorse any particular political party.  Therefore adds that may appear supporting a political party, such as Family First, does not denote Social Action Australia’s endorsement of that party.   



Crown and Federation

Dec 10th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Federal-State Relations, Headline

The following is the text of a speech was delivered by the Chairman of the Australian Monarchist League (AML) Mr. Philip Benwell (MBE).  The speech was entitled ‘Crown and Federation’ was delivered to the Bayside Monarchists Group at the Hampton [...]



Keeping Alive The Spirit of 1937

May 2nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: ALP Matters and Contemporary Political Developments, Headline

By David Bennett
Social Action Australia derives its legitimacy as a proponent of social democracy from the 1937 ALP Victorian motion authorizing the establishment of the ALP Industrial Groups.  For all the myriad of political changes which have occurred since the 1930s, it cannot be said that the struggle for social democracy within the ALP has been [...]



The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same

May 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Headline, Trade Unions – Industrial Relations

By David Bennett
The Australian union movement has been at the core of the nation’s socio-political development since the Great Strikes of the 1890s in the then Australian colonies.  Whether trade unionism remains viable as Australia moves toward a post-industrial society in the twenty first century remains to be seen. The fast pace of technological change is [...]