Escaping purgatory: Public opinion and the future of Australia’s federal system

The Future of Australian Federalism: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 365-392

  Brown, A J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84875691124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511902550.021     Document Type: Chapter

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8. Kincaid and Cole, ‘Citizen Attitudes Toward Issues of Federalism’ (above n. 2), p. 57
9. A. J. Brown, ‘Thinking Big: Public Opinion and Options for Reform of Australia’s Federal System’ (2009) 4(1) Public Policy 30.
10. Kincaid and Cole, ‘Citizen Attitudes Toward Issues of Federalism’ (above n. 2), Table 3, p. 64; and author’s 2008 and 2010 surveys.
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