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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 min. 47 sec.) ; 313280141 bytes |
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Australians generally avoid much talk about religion and politicians tend to keep their beliefs to themselves. The separation of Church and State is a cornerstone of our parliamentary system and bitter factional battles have been fought in the past in order to protect it.The federal election of October 2004 heralded a major shift on the political landscape when the pulpit became a place for politicians to confess their faith and seek the evangelical Christian vote. It also saw the flexing of the zealot muscle of the Christian lobby on major senate issues such as gay marriage, euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research.We follow four Family First senate candidates and the party chairman in all aspects of the political process as they attempt to present an alternative to the Australian voting public. They each possess a politically naive and somewhat vague determination to "make a difference" to an Australia that they perceive as sliding rapidly into the moral slime.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Co-Production with ABC and Red Movies. Producer/Director/Writer - Bruce Redman |
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Broadcast 2009-11-25 at 02:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Campaign promises.
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Christianity and politics.
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Elections -- Political aspects.
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Political campaigns.
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Political candidates.
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Queensland -- Brisbane.
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Tasmania -- Hobart.
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Victoria -- Melbourne.
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Streaming video
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Bolt, Andrew, contributor
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Cleary, John, contributor
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Evans, Andrew, contributor
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Fielding, Steve, contributor
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Garvey, Damien, cast
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Harris, Peter, contributor
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Harrison, John, contributor
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Hutton, Drew, contributor
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Lewis, John, contributor
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Mason, Andrew, contributor
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Petrusma, Jackie, contributor
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Redman, Bruce, director
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