Australia and the âWar on Terrorâ Discourse.
In: Conference Papers -- International Studies Association, 2008, S. 1-27
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An eager participant in the Global War on Terror, Australia has since 2001 conducted ongoing renovations to its security policy. After contrived and fleeting public discussion, in December 2005, the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No.2) 2005 was made law, providing the clearest indication yet that Australians were fully immersed in a counter-terrorism discourse characterised by fear and absolutism. Despite condemnation of aspects of the legislation - notably control order and preventative detention measures, as well as strengthened sedition laws - from a multiplicity of sources, the legislation was passed hastily and with comparatively minimal amendment. Despite comprehensive expert critiques public sentiment did not reflect these concerns; polls found that fear of terrorism amongst Australians was, at this time extraordinarily high. This paper argues that the tacit complicity with which these draconian measures were accepted is symptomatic of the broader public attitude towards counter-terrorism in Australia since 2001, a phenomenon demonstrative of a broader web of discursive processes. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Australia and the âWar on Terrorâ Discourse.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Gleeson, Kathleen |
Zeitschrift: | Conference Papers -- International Studies Association, 2008, S. 1-27 |
Quelle: | 2008 Annual Meeting, p1-27. 27p. |
Veröffentlichung: | 2008 |
Medientyp: | Konferenz |
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