Catalyst : The Power of the Media and the Public to Make Change.

By: King, MadonnaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Saint Lucia : University of Queensland Press, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (207 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780702240522Subject(s): Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945- | Justice, Administration of -- Australia | Law reform -- Australia | Mass media -- Audiences | Mass media -- Influence | Mass media -- Political aspects -- Australia | Political culture -- AustraliaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Catalyst : The Power of the Media and the Public to Make ChangeDDC classification: 302.230994 LOC classification: P95.82.A8 -- K56 2005ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT VALUE A LIFE? -- WHEN IS BEING DRUNK AN EXCUSE? -- WHO LISTENS TO GRANDMA? -- WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIMS? -- DOES IGNORANCE EXCUSE MURDER? -- WHEN DOES LIFE REALLY BEGIN? -- WHO CARES FOR THE CHILDREN? -- IS GANG RAPE AS BAD AS MURDER? -- WHEN SHOULD A PRISONER BE FREE? -- WHO'S COVERING UP HERE? -- IS MANDATORY JAIL THE ANSWER? -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Summary: In a world of big government and big business, individuals can still make a difference – especially when their fight sparks the media's interest and the survival instincts of politicians.In this compelling book, eleven stories from across Australia show how one person can be a catalyst for change. A Victorian mother overturns a law preventing her family receiving compensation for her asbestos-related disease. A South Australian grandmother campaigns for tougher break-and-enter laws after a spate of home invasions. A Queensland father inspires new legislation for victims of crime. These accounts chronicle individual's triumphs against outdated state legislation. For this powerful and engaging analysis, radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist Madonna King has interviewed more than 130 people – from state premiers and attorneys-general to Supreme Court judges and lawyers, from journalists and criminals to academics and social workers. But it is the brave and often untold stories of ordinary Australians that have inspired this book.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT VALUE A LIFE? -- WHEN IS BEING DRUNK AN EXCUSE? -- WHO LISTENS TO GRANDMA? -- WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIMS? -- DOES IGNORANCE EXCUSE MURDER? -- WHEN DOES LIFE REALLY BEGIN? -- WHO CARES FOR THE CHILDREN? -- IS GANG RAPE AS BAD AS MURDER? -- WHEN SHOULD A PRISONER BE FREE? -- WHO'S COVERING UP HERE? -- IS MANDATORY JAIL THE ANSWER? -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

In a world of big government and big business, individuals can still make a difference – especially when their fight sparks the media's interest and the survival instincts of politicians.In this compelling book, eleven stories from across Australia show how one person can be a catalyst for change. A Victorian mother overturns a law preventing her family receiving compensation for her asbestos-related disease. A South Australian grandmother campaigns for tougher break-and-enter laws after a spate of home invasions. A Queensland father inspires new legislation for victims of crime. These accounts chronicle individual's triumphs against outdated state legislation. For this powerful and engaging analysis, radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist Madonna King has interviewed more than 130 people – from state premiers and attorneys-general to Supreme Court judges and lawyers, from journalists and criminals to academics and social workers. But it is the brave and often untold stories of ordinary Australians that have inspired this book.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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