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Democracy in stages
1856-1896 The vote for non-indigenous white (not Asian, African or Pacific Islander) men
1894-1923 The vote and standing for election for non-Indigenous white women
1924 Changes to race provisions begin
1962 The federal vote for indigenous people
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Home
Democracy in stages
Introduction
Of, for, and by, the people
No taxation without representation
Having a say in laws that govern
Democracy and voting rights
Democracy in stages
1856-1896 The vote for non-indigenous white (not Asian, African or Pacific Islander) men
1894-1923 The vote and standing for election for non-Indigenous white women
1924 Changes to race provisions begin
1962 The federal vote for indigenous people
Why 5050?
Why 50:50
The right to equal representation
A global demand
The next stage: Equal gender representation
How 5050?
The major parties in Australia
What about quotas, commitments etc?
Few legal obstacles to electoral reform
Electoral laws vary widely and change over time
Creating two person electorates
Change
Arguments against reform
A new language for masculinity
About us
Our mission
Contact
Linkage
News items and blog
Word cloud
Africa
Asia
Australia news
Bangladesh
Canada
Caribbean
Europe
Global
India
Kenya
Latin America
Middle East
Nepal
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North Africa
Pacific
Pakistan
Russia
Scotland
UK
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It’s women who won in the Assembly polls | Free Press Journal
March 18, 2017
Tony Krone
It’s women who won in the Assembly polls | Free Press Journal
Tony Krone
March 18, 2017

It’s women who won in the Assembly polls | Free Press Journal

Tony Krone
March 18, 2017

Source: http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/neera-saggi-its-women-who-won-in-the-assembly-polls/1036734

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