Rights exist behind the wire
In 2004 the ACT Legislative Assembly enacted the Human Rights Act, the first Bill of Rights to be passed into law in Australia. In essence the Act provides that no one may be treated or...
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Introduction
Professor Linda Botterill Policy development processes, Australian rural policy, drought policy, wheat marketing, rural adjustment, farm welfare, the role of science in the policy process, agrarianism, the National Party
Background
Linda Botterill is Professor in Australian Public Policy at the ANZSOG Institute for Governance. In her previous position at the ANU, she was the inaugural Director of the National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia and is passionate about raising the profile of rural and regional research in Australia. Her field of expertise is Australian politics and public policy with a focus on rural policy and politics. Professor Botterill's work in this area builds on nearly fifteen years as a public policy practitioner in the Australian Public Service, as a policy officer in two industry associations and as an adviser in the Office of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy. Her work is focused on the policy development process with a particular interest in the role of values and how these values become embodied in institutional structures. Linda is the Academic Director of the Canberra Master of Public Administration run through the ANZSOG Institute for Governance. She has taught public policy at both undergraduate and graduate level. Linda is a regular commentator on rural policy and is acknowledged as one of Australia's leading experts on drought policy, receiving regular invitations to speak internationally on the topic. Professor Botterill has strong international linkages, including a long standing connection with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She has published in the Australian Journal of Political Science, the Australian Journal of Public Administration, the Journal of Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Quarterly, and Public Policy.
Commissioned ReportBotterill, L. & Evans, M, (2011), The National Water Commission Five Years On, Canberra
Book ChapterBotterill, L. & Fisher, M., (2003), Climate and Drought in Australia, (CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne)
BookBotterill, L. & Fisher, M., (2003), Beyond Drought: People, Policy and Perspectives, (CSIRO Publishing)Challenges the traditional view of drought as a natural disaster, advocating a policy approach based on risk management.