Honours theses: Recent submissions
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No Place for Self: Rethinking Indigenous malaise in Neo-liberal Political Economy
Published 2010-01-01There are widespread crises in Aboriginal society, evidenced by dysfunctional communities trapped in a paralysing malaise. The reasons cannot be adequately explained by legacies of colonisation, government neglect, misguided ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Lights, Camera, Accolade: Towards an Understanding of the Nature and Impacts of the Nobel Peace Prize
Published 2010-01-01The Nobel Peace Prize is more than a medal,diploma and monetary sum. This thesis investigates the nature and international impacts of this accolade. It traces the historical evolution of the media resources that underpin ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The Good, The Bad and The Morally Grey: The Ethics of Journalism in Film
Published 2010-01-01This thesis examines the portrayal of journalists in feature films and treats the films as cultural artefacts, which represent many of the prevailing attitudes and public expectations of the contemporary news media. It ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
An examination of Australian news coverage of Papua New Guinea
Published 2010-01-01This thesis examines Australian news coverage of Papua New Guinea, a country with which Australia shares geographic proximity and strong historical ties. Specifically, this study examines the coverage of PNG by The Australian ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
A study of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s soft power in Indonesia and China 2007 – 2010
Published 2010-01-01In 2009, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Managing Director Mark Scott put forward a contentious proposal to develop ‘a global ABC’, establishing the ABC as a leading international broadcasting presence. This thesis ...Open AccessThesis, Honours