Abolishing State Governments!

THEY SAY it CAN’T be DONE - CAN’T it JUST?!

A modified Position Paper by Peter Consandine, National Secretary, Abolish State Governments! (The Community Republicans), first delivered at The Launch of The Aboiish State Governments! political party for the March 2003 NSW Upper House Election Campaign, North Ryde, NSW 2113, on Tuesday, 20 March 2001

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Compulsory Enrolment Begot Compulsory Voting

by John Hirst

I am unusual in being opposed to compulsory voting. Most enlightened and well-informed people are in favour of it. You’re probably in favour of it - even though you’re connected to CIS which believes in liberty. This policy makes Australia very distinctive among English-speaking democracies. There are arguments for compulsory voting - but whatever they are, they would have no chance of acceptance in the UK, the USA, New Zealand or Canada. 

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Geoffrey Robertson QC at Atheist Convention 14 April 2012

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... well, there are many examples in many countries of special privilege for the religious and each time they came under attack from human rights lawyers - the angels’ advocates. But here in Australia, they range from prayers in parliament to the closure of bottle shops on Good Friday.

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Privacy as a Test of Legitimacy in Revenue-Raising

by Gavin R. Putland
Land Values Research Group, Prosper Australia

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Disguised Increments: The Externalities Factor in Land Economics

by Leo Foley

Why is it so difficult to recruit people to the idea of Land Value Taxation?

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