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Classes Details


Classes Code:	23T333
Description:	Getting to Know your State Parliament
Frequency:	weekly
Tutor:	Margaret Reynolds
Type:	Long Course
Location:	Lecture Room
Start Date:	13/09/2023 Wed
Finish Date:	15/11/2023
Start Time:	11:30
Finish Time:	12:30
Number of weeks:	10
Maximum enrolments:	35
Number Enrolled:	13
Comments:	This course will include the history of Tasmania's parliament, and the introduction of its unique Hare Clark electoral system. Guest Lecturer, Henry Reynolds will set the scene. based on his MA Theses, "Tasmania's Society and Politics 1890-1900". The course will include major landmark issues which have shaped modern political debate. and detail how the parliament functions on a day-to-day basis. Throughout the course there will be opportunities for discussion and consideration of how civil society can engage with state parliamentary processes. The course will include a visit to the Tasmanian Parliament.
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