Experts reveal how money and lobbyists can undermine and 'capture' Australian democracy. We offer free use of this 8-part series.
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Key Facts:- A series titled 'Democracy For Sale' examining the impact of "State capture" of our democracy through large political donations and lobbying.
- Starts Tuesday 13 October.
- The series features articles written exclusively by leading Australian academics from universities including UNSW, the University of Sydney, ANU, and Monash University.
- Topics covered include fossil fuel lobbying, the gambling industry, Big Tobacco's political influence, and political donation laws in South Australia.
- All articles are free to use under Creative Commons licence (L4), meaning recipients can edit the copy, but must tag each article as first published in The Klaxon and 360info.org.
- Publishers can run articles as per the schedule or select the articles that interest you.
Democracy For Sale
Schedule of stories for the 360info Special Report.
We ask you to observe our embargo schedule for the week. Or just use the articles that interest you during the week - or later.
Available for your use today, Tuesday 13 October.
Intro to the Democracy For Sale series:
- Money has many ways to skin the democracy cat, by Gabriele Gratton, UNSW
- Australia’s billionaire problem and the attacks on democracy, by Graeme Orr, University of Queensland.
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Wed 14 Oct:
- Big Tobacco: How its political influence is growing, by Christina Watts, University of Sydney
- How gambling lobby has successfully avoided reform, by Charles Livingstone, Monash University and Jenn Lacy-Nicholl, University of Melbourne
- How the global alcohol lobby plays the long game, by Peter Miller, Deakin University
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Thursday 15 Oct:
- The power of fossil fuel lobbying to obstruct climate policy in Australia, by Christian Downie, Australian National University
- How fossil fuels have 'captured' governme
nt, by Christopher Wright, University of Sydney Business School.
Friday 16 Oct
- South Australia's ban on political donations: Is this Good for Democracy? by Yee-Fui Ng, Monash University
Note:
All articles are free to use under the remix Creative Commons. L4. Meaning you can edit the copy to suit.
Please tag at the end of each article: First published in The Klaxon and 360info.org
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