The political geography of Australian Federal-State relations |
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| Institution: | 1. CEPAR, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia;2. Research School of Economics, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia;3. School of Economics and CEPAR, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia;1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada;2. Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario N6G 2V4 London, Ontario, Canada;3. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1 Canada;4. Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada;5. Departments of Surgery and Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario N6A 5C1 London, Canada |
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| Abstract: | It is difficult, if not impossible, to completely separate political from economic relationships in any political system at any scale; this is no less true for Australia than it is for other countries. Changes in Australian Federal-State political relationships must be viewed in the context of changes in the overall system of international trade, the increasing economic power of the Pacific States and the economic restructuring of the Australian economy. However, explanations of political relationships cannot merely focus on the economic issues; the legal, historical and geographical contexts are also relevant. This paper explores Federal-State relations within the overall framework of a centre-periphery model within which jurisdictional conflicts revolve around Federal Government attempts to maintain power at the centre at the expense of the periphery. It takes the viewpoint that any meaningful discussion of political relationships must encompass aspects of human conflict which take place in particular political-geographical and legal contexts. |
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