| Abstract: | Violence is embedded in Australian culture. Yet versions of Australian history and claims about what it is to be Australian deny such a record. Such denial guarantees that violence will continue: in the treatment of women, children, indigenous people and other vulnerable groups: and through policies which ignore or legitimate brutal or unfair treatment. The means of replacing violence with non-violence depends on attaining social justice through empowerment. This goal focuses on men and emphasises that the debate about an Australian republic is an opportunity to repudiate violence and to set new standards for civil relations in all walks of life. |
