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Peter Browne (pbrowne@swin.edu.au)
Amanda Lawrence (alawrence@swin.edu.au)
Penelope Aitken (paitken@swin.edu.au)

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David Burchell, Institute for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney

Brian Costar, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

John Spoehr, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide

George Williams, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, University of New South Wales

Julian Thomas, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

Rod Tiffen, Discipline of Politics and International Relations, University of Sydney

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