Harry C J Phillips
Biographic Data
| ID | 4413041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harry C J Phillips |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harry C J |
| FAMILY NAME | Phillips |
| SIGNATURE | PHILLIPS H C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Parliamentary Fellow, Western Australian Parliament; Honorary Professor Edith Cowan University; Adjunct Professor Curtin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Western Australia July to December 2019
Western Australia January to June 2020
Western Australia July to December 2018
Western Australia January to June 2019
Western Australia July to December 2017
Western Australia January to June 2018
Western Australia July to December 2016
During the second half of 2019, the McGowan government maintained its focus on reducing state debt, whilst progressing issues that engendered wide public debate. The Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019, expected to come into effect in mid‐2021. Meanwhile, the Legislative Council became engrossed in a “turf war” over parliamentary privilege, referencing the centuries‐old Article 9 of the 1688 Bill of Rights. At issue was a Cor…
Western Australia January to June 2017
Western Australia January to June 2016
The Western Australian Labor government, led by Premier Mark McGowan, faced a challenging first six months of 2018 addressing public debt within the confines of promises made during the March 2017 election campaign. Labor’s overwhelming forty-one to eighteen-seat majority in the Legislative Assembly was dented in a 23 June by-election, which occurred following Labor “rookie” Barry Urban’s resignation. Early in February the publication of a report…
Western Australia July 2015 to December 2015
The state government's 21 December mid-year budget review revealed a not unexpected blow-out of around $3.1 billion.Treasurer Mike Nahan attributed the deteriorating position to a dramatic slump in GST revenue, as well as continual declines in mining royalties, lower iron ore and oil prices, and a rapid decline in business investment following the peak of the resources boom.The 19 September Canning by-election for the House of Representatives, ca…
Western Australia January to June 2015
Political Chronicles
Although the date of the election was yet to be announced during the period of this chronicle, Tasmania has been in campaign mode for most of 2013. The government has taken the opportunity in the final months of this parliament to attempt legislation in a number of contentious areas of social reform with mixed success. Other election issues flagged to influence voter behaviour include public hospital waiting lists, the pulp mill proposal for the …
Political Chronicles
Political Chronicles
Julia Gillard’s prime ministership was under relentless pressure during the entire first half of 2013. Opinion polls did not markedly improve for her government and dissatisfaction remained pronounced with her performance as prime minister. Her ministers began to lose confidence in her stoic leadership; caucus became increasingly nervous as the election drew closer; and the media were incessantly critical of her performance, especially the metrop…
Commonwealth of Australia July to December 2012
Tasmanias ailing economy continues to lag behind other states, and the Premier hastaken steps to address this, despite a resultant impact on the state debt. Much of thedebate centred on the possibility of alternative models for GST distribution to thestates, a serious threat to Tasmania. Polling continues to favour the Liberal oppositionin the event of an election, despite a cabinet reshuffle which has relieved the Premier ofsome of her workload …
Political Chronicles
Political Chronicles
Economic matters have again dominated political activity in Tasmania to date this year.The forestry industry decline resulting from international factors and the cessation ofnative harvesting has had severe economic and political consequences, with dominantcorporate player Gunns re-organising operations and the negotiation of the InterGovernmental Agreement (IGA) dragging on to beyond numerous deadlines, with thevery real risk of failure. The sch…
Political Chronicles
2011 has been unusually tumultuous for Tasmania. The delicate minority governmentsurvived the change in the Labor leadership but the new premier has faced considerablescrutiny, particularly on economic matters. The forestry industry reform agenda iscontributing to a perception of declining economic prospects for which recent rescuepackages have apparently been inadequate. The state is also facing skill shortages andwhile the unemployment level is…
Political Chronicles
The consequences of a state election result that was not clear cut and the innovative parliamentary and ministry arrangements that followed have dominated recent events. At a federal level, the minority government arrangements have also had consequences for Tasmania, with a Tasmanian independent member influencing the outcome. Issues surrounding forestry and old growth logging remain topical with several groundbreaking changes occurring
Western Australia. July to December 2004
Western Australia
The Salinity Crisis in Western Australia
This article focuses on the Court government’s development of a State Salinity Strategy during the 1990s which took nine years from the initial announcement to the final realease. Western Australia has 70 percent of the nation’s dryland salinity, a figure widely regarded as representing a potential environmental disaster with significant flow‐on economic and social impacts. The paralysis that has surrounded decision‐making on this issue is examin…
The Western Australian Election of 10 February 2001
In a departure from normal practice, Coalition Premier Richard Court travelled to the regional city of Bunbury to announce that Western Australia would have a general election on 10 February 2001. The neighbouring marginal seats of Bunbury and Mitchell were two of the eleven seats that the Australian Labor Party hoped to win to gain a majority in its own right in the 57-member Legislative Assembly. Most commentators agreed there would be a strong…
Western Australia
The Western Australian Election of 10 February 2001
In a departure from normal practice, Coalition Premier Richard Court travelled to the regional city of Bunbury to announce that Western Australia would have a general election on 10 February 2001. The neighbouring marginal seats of Bunbury and Mitchell were two of the eleven seats that the Australian Labor Party hoped to win to gain a majority in its own right in the 57-member Legislative Assembly. Most commentators agreed there would be a strong…
The Salinity Crisis in Western Australia
This article focuses on the Court government’s development of a State Salinity Strategy during the 1990s which took nine years from the initial announcement to the final realease. Western Australia has 70 percent of the nation’s dryland salinity, a figure widely regarded as representing a potential environmental disaster with significant flow‐on economic and social impacts. The paralysis that has surrounded decision‐making on this issue is examin…
Western Australia
The Salinity Crisis in Western Australia
This article focuses on the Court government’s development of a State Salinity Strategy during the 1990s which took nine years from the initial announcement to the final realease. Western Australia has 70 percent of the nation’s dryland salinity, a figure widely regarded as representing a potential environmental disaster with significant flow‐on economic and social impacts. The paralysis that has surrounded decision‐making on this issue is examin…
The Western Australian Election of 10 February 2001
In a departure from normal practice, Coalition Premier Richard Court travelled to the regional city of Bunbury to announce that Western Australia would have a general election on 10 February 2001. The neighbouring marginal seats of Bunbury and Mitchell were two of the eleven seats that the Australian Labor Party hoped to win to gain a majority in its own right in the 57-member Legislative Assembly. Most commentators agreed there would be a strong…
Western Australia
Western Australia. July to December 2004
Political Chronicles
2011 has been unusually tumultuous for Tasmania. The delicate minority governmentsurvived the change in the Labor leadership but the new premier has faced considerablescrutiny, particularly on economic matters. The forestry industry reform agenda iscontributing to a perception of declining economic prospects for which recent rescuepackages have apparently been inadequate. The state is also facing skill shortages andwhile the unemployment level is…
Political Chronicles
The consequences of a state election result that was not clear cut and the innovative parliamentary and ministry arrangements that followed have dominated recent events. At a federal level, the minority government arrangements have also had consequences for Tasmania, with a Tasmanian independent member influencing the outcome. Issues surrounding forestry and old growth logging remain topical with several groundbreaking changes occurring
Political Chronicles
Political Chronicles
Economic matters have again dominated political activity in Tasmania to date this year.The forestry industry decline resulting from international factors and the cessation ofnative harvesting has had severe economic and political consequences, with dominantcorporate player Gunns re-organising operations and the negotiation of the InterGovernmental Agreement (IGA) dragging on to beyond numerous deadlines, with thevery real risk of failure. The sch…
Political Chronicles
Julia Gillard’s prime ministership was under relentless pressure during the entire first half of 2013. Opinion polls did not markedly improve for her government and dissatisfaction remained pronounced with her performance as prime minister. Her ministers began to lose confidence in her stoic leadership; caucus became increasingly nervous as the election drew closer; and the media were incessantly critical of her performance, especially the metrop…
Commonwealth of Australia July to December 2012
Tasmanias ailing economy continues to lag behind other states, and the Premier hastaken steps to address this, despite a resultant impact on the state debt. Much of thedebate centred on the possibility of alternative models for GST distribution to thestates, a serious threat to Tasmania. Polling continues to favour the Liberal oppositionin the event of an election, despite a cabinet reshuffle which has relieved the Premier ofsome of her workload …
Political Chronicles
Although the date of the election was yet to be announced during the period of this chronicle, Tasmania has been in campaign mode for most of 2013. The government has taken the opportunity in the final months of this parliament to attempt legislation in a number of contentious areas of social reform with mixed success. Other election issues flagged to influence voter behaviour include public hospital waiting lists, the pulp mill proposal for the …
Political Chronicles
Western Australia January to June 2015
Western Australia January to June 2016
The Western Australian Labor government, led by Premier Mark McGowan, faced a challenging first six months of 2018 addressing public debt within the confines of promises made during the March 2017 election campaign. Labor’s overwhelming forty-one to eighteen-seat majority in the Legislative Assembly was dented in a 23 June by-election, which occurred following Labor “rookie” Barry Urban’s resignation. Early in February the publication of a report…
Western Australia July 2015 to December 2015
The state government's 21 December mid-year budget review revealed a not unexpected blow-out of around $3.1 billion.Treasurer Mike Nahan attributed the deteriorating position to a dramatic slump in GST revenue, as well as continual declines in mining royalties, lower iron ore and oil prices, and a rapid decline in business investment following the peak of the resources boom.The 19 September Canning by-election for the House of Representatives, ca…
Western Australia July to December 2016
During the second half of 2019, the McGowan government maintained its focus on reducing state debt, whilst progressing issues that engendered wide public debate. The Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019, expected to come into effect in mid‐2021. Meanwhile, the Legislative Council became engrossed in a “turf war” over parliamentary privilege, referencing the centuries‐old Article 9 of the 1688 Bill of Rights. At issue was a Cor…
Western Australia January to June 2017
Western Australia July to December 2017
Western Australia January to June 2018
Western Australia July to December 2018
Western Australia January to June 2019
Western Australia July to December 2019
Western Australia January to June 2020
Political science (18 works) · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism (15 works) · History (15 works) · Law (15 works) · Politics (14 works) · Australian History and Society (11 works) · Parliament (11 works) · Legislature (10 works) · Classics (9 works) · Art history (7 works)