Australian Socialism: An Historical Sketch of Its Origin & DevelopmentsMacmillan, 1909 - 365 pages |
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Australian Socialism - An Historical Sketch of Its Origin and Developments Anthony St Ledger No preview available - 2009 |
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Amendment Act appeal application apprentices Arbitration Act Arbitration Court Australia Australian Labour Australian Labour Federation Australian Socialism Australian Socialist award capital Commonwealth Parliament Compulsory Arbitration Conciliation and Arbitration conferred Constitution cost of living decision declared determined discrimination dispute economic effect employers and employees Excise duty Excise Tariff exemption factory fair and reasonable favour Federal Parliament fixed Government High Tariff imposed increased industrial legislation ironmoulders issue Labour Federation Labour movement Labour party Labour platform Lane Lane's Legislature limits machine manufacture matter means Melbourne Melbourne City Council ment Metropolitan Board minimum wage Minister nationalisation natural objective operation opinion organisations Parlia parliamentary pastoralists political power of taxation present principle proposal Protection Protectionists provisions Queensland question regard regulation remuneration result shearers South Australia South Wales standard strike Tasmania tion Trades Unionist Trades Unions Victorian Railways Wages Board Watson wealth whole worker Zealand
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Page v - Be brave then ; for your captain is brave, and vows reformation. There shall be in England seven half-penny loaves sold for a penny : the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops ; and I will make it felony, to drink small beer.
Page 343 - They may so entangle and perplex the understanding, as to obscure principles which were before thought quite plain, and induce doubts •where, if the mind were to pursue its own course, none would be perceived. In such a case, it is peculiarly necessary to recur to safe and fundamental principles to sustain those principles, and, when sustained, to make them the tests of the arguments to be examined.
Page 321 - The power to tax is the one great power upon which the whole national fabric is based. It is as necessary to the existence and prosperity of a nation as is the air he breathes to the natural man. It is not only the power to destroy, but it is also the power to keep alive.
Page 272 - fair and reasonable" must, therefore, be something else; and I cannot think of any other standard appropriate than the normal needs of the average employee, regarded as a human being living in a civilized community.
Page 318 - The Commonwealth shall not, by any law or regulation of trade, commerce, or revenue, give preference to one State or any part thereof over another State or any part thereof.
Page 317 - Laws imposing taxation, except laws imposing duties of customs or of excise, shall deal with one subject of taxation only; but laws imposing duties of customs shall deal with duties of customs only, and laws imposing duties of excise shall deal with duties of excise only.
Page 329 - The supreme legislative power in relation to any subject matter is always capable of abuse, but it is not to be assumed that it will be improperly used ; if it is, the only remedy is an appeal to those by whom the Legislature is elected...
Page 336 - In conferring upon Congress the regulation of commerce, it was never intended to cut the States off from legislating on all subjects relating to the health, life, and safety of their citizens, though the legislation might indirectly affect the commerce of the country. Legislation, in a great variety of ways, may affect commerce and persons engaged in it without constituting a regulation of it within the meaning of the Constitution.
Page 311 - On the imposition of uniform duties of customs, trade, commerce, and intercourse among the States, whether by means of internal carriage or ocean navigation, shall be absolutely free.
Page 245 - Party defined its objective as follows: (a) the cultivation of an Australian sentiment, based upon the maintenance of racial purity and the development in Australia of an enlightened and self-reliant community. (b) the securing of the full results of their industry to all producers, by the collective ownership of monopolies and the extension of the industrial and economic functions of the State and municipality.