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The Australian Democrats and the politics of peace : Comments
By James Page, published 14/11/2007In a time of war and crisis a voice of peace and moderation is more relevant than ever.
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The Democrats passing the native title bill is what I mean. The bill put to parliament was negotiated and agreed to by the "A" team. The bill with more substance and broader indigenous support - the "B" team would have required the Democrats to use the balance of power to ammend. But they cut the B team out of negotiations instead. This was bureacratic administration from the middle ground, not conflict resolution.