| ISBN |
9781875892990 |
| 9781875892969 |
| Title |
The crimson thread : ideas for Australian society : the Henry Parkes orations 2001-2014 / The Henry Parkes Foundation. |
| Other title |
Henry Parkes orations 2001-2014 : the crimson thread : ideas for Australian society |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney, NSW ETT Imprint, in association with the Henry Parkes Foundation, 2015. |
| ©2001-2015 |
| Description |
202 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-195) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction /
Brian H. Fletcher --
Priority public: the supreme legacy of Henry Parkes /
Susan Ryan --
Australia in the 21st century: living in peace and freedom? /
Gordon Samuels --
A presidential republic or a republican president? /
Neal Blewett --
Apathy and anger: our modern Australian democracy /
John Faulkner --
The crimson thread: what unites Australians today? /
Helen Irving --
Whatever happened to Australian radicalism? /
Geoff Gallop --
Weaving the Australian tapestry /
Linda Burney --
National questions and local matters: Australia's Federation then and now /
John Bannon --
Public education and the common wealth: towards sustainable democracy /
Lyndsay Connors --
Railways in Australia: Federation unfulfilled /
Philip Laird --
Social justice through constitutional change: mission impossible? /
George Williams --
State of the Federation /
Ted Mack --
The enduring legacy of Henry Parkes /
Marie Bashir --
The Tenterfield Oration /
Henry Parkes. |
| Subjects |
Parkes, Henry, -- Sir,1815-1896 |
| Politics and Government |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., Australian |
| Statesmen -- Australia |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., Australian |
| Australia -- Politics and government |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Gray, Catherine (editor.) |
| Fletcher, Brian H. (writer of introduction.) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Henry Parkes Foundation |
| Call number |
808.85 CRI |
