On “political education”

Three forms of the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS), measuring attitudes toward Aborigines, New Australians and a neutral form, were administered to 314 white Australian university and college students (New Australians are immigrants from non‐English speaking European countries). Data were analysed, using fixed effects analysis of variance at .05 and Scheffé post hoc tests at .10. Results showed that white Australian students have a positive bias in favour of both Aborigines and New Australians, although they were more negative toward New Australians. The results support the general hypothesis that the more culturally visible the minority group, the more likely the group is to be perceived unfavourably by the majority culture. Results are discussed in terms of similar findings in Denmark and Japan.     

CAREERS FOR GEOGRAPHERS: THE CASE OF ONTARIO 1953 TO 1972

T he employment prospects for graduates in different disciplines have recently been the focus of attention for many pessimists.¹ Surveys relating to this problem have been made in a number of countries over the past few years.² In Canada, the Canadian Association of Geographers established a Careers Committee in 1970, under the chairmanship of Professor R. Paquette. The initial task of the committee was to survey the fields of employment into which graduates have moved in the past.     

Australian cabinet structure and procedures: The Labor government 1972–1975

This paper discusses the Whitlam government's procedures for handling cabinet material. In order to place these procedures in context reference is also made to the structure and working of cabinet and to the role of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It is a central assumption of the paper that the rules, procedures and structures for the handling of cabinet business all require careful understanding by the participants of the times and can be adjusted and made workable in a variety of ways. In this process the preferences and style of the prime minister are critical. He has more resources than any of his colleagues. The experience of the Whitlam government illustrates these propositions.