Terrorism and Public Opinion in Australia

Pietsch, Juliet; McAllister, Ian

doi:10.22459/aifg.11.2012.06

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“…Shortly after the 2001 election, the Howard-led government made substantial increases to the budget for its counter-terrorism strategy. As part of the counter-terrorism strategy, the government introduced new legislative measures aimed at expanding intelligence gathering and police powers (Pietsch & McAllister 2012).…”

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“…Several studies have tracked the way the national policy agenda fluctuates with the volume of media attention to some issues but not others (for example, Dunaway et al 2010). As part of the counter-terrorism strategy, the government introduced new legislative measures aimed at expanding intelligence gathering and police powers (Pietsch & McAllister 2012). For example, public opinion may determine which issues receive more attention.…”

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Policy agendas and immigration in Australia 1996 –2012

Boulus¹,

Dowding²,

Pietsch³

2013

Aust J Social Issues

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Immigration in Australia is inherently a controversial topic. Events such as the MV Tampa affair cause increased media and legislative attention but increased legislative attention in the policy area do not always follow such dramatic events. We analyse media and legislative attention in the area of immigration and show increased activity in parliament around both dramatic events discussed in the media and also over more technical issues. Increased attention within parliament sometimes occurs outside of the gaze of the media.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%