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Australian Politics 101

From 2010-2015, Australia had five Prime Ministers in five years. Like something out of a Shakespearean drama, there were stabs in the back, leadership spills, and double dissolutions. Will things stabilize? There’s never been a more exciting time to follow politics Down Under.

This class will give you an overview of the structure, major personalities, and big-ticket issues in Australian politics today. The cast of characters would make a great movie. This is not your average afternoon C-SPAN stuff. Don’t fret if you have zero background on Australia; the country is facing the same big policy issues we are here, including immigration, the rise of populism, and climate change. We’ll investigate how these issues play out in a different national context. And with a new U.S. President, what is the future of the deep U.S.-Australia alliance?











When: Thu., Aug. 10, 2017 at 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Where: Prospect Heights Brainery
190 Underhill Ave., Prospect Heights

Price: $10
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From 2010-2015, Australia had five Prime Ministers in five years. Like something out of a Shakespearean drama, there were stabs in the back, leadership spills, and double dissolutions. Will things stabilize? There’s never been a more exciting time to follow politics Down Under.

This class will give you an overview of the structure, major personalities, and big-ticket issues in Australian politics today. The cast of characters would make a great movie. This is not your average afternoon C-SPAN stuff. Don’t fret if you have zero background on Australia; the country is facing the same big policy issues we are here, including immigration, the rise of populism, and climate change. We’ll investigate how these issues play out in a different national context. And with a new U.S. President, what is the future of the deep U.S.-Australia alliance?

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