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Cabinet papers 1992-93: Australia reluctant while world moves towards first climate treaty

  • Written by: Marc Hudson, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester
imageDespite international efforts, greenhouse gas emissions have continued to grow. Coal image from www.shutterstock.com

Cabinet papers from 1992 and 1993 released today by the National Archives of Australia confirm that Australia was a reluctant player in international discussions about climate change and environmental issues under Prime Minister Paul...

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The 1992-93 cabinet papers reveal the chaos behind the government's economic statement

  • Written by: John Wanna, Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
imageThe government was forced to respond to John Hewson's plan.The National Archives of Australia, Author provided

The 1992-93 cabinet papers, released today by the National Archives of Australia, reveal a government struggling for solutions to myriad problems.

These were tough, lean years for Australia. The recession “we had to have” was...

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Cabinet papers 1992-93: Australia moves to make Her Majesty obsolete

  • Written by: Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
imagePaul Keating put the idea of a new flag, shorn of any traces of the Union Jack, on the political agenda.AAP/David Moir

By 1992 Australia was in its deepest economic crisis since the 1930s. Unemployment was 11%; business failure was widespread. The political stocks of the Keating Labor government were low. A reinvigorated opposition under Liberal...

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How changes noted in the 1992-93 cabinet papers affect our super today

  • Written by: Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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While superannuation changes were debated all through 2016 we were often reminded that the superannuation system is still maturing. Many workers retiring today were not members of a superannuation scheme for much of their working life.

The cabinet papers of 1992-93 released today by the National Archives of Australia give an insight into how, and...

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