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Liberalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Liberalism may be used to describe one of several ideologies that claims individual liberty as one of the highest values in social life. |
 | | In Australia the situation is complicated by the fact that the Liberal Party of Australia is a right-of-centre party, encompassing thought from both conservative and classical liberal traditions (although currently the conservative wing, represented by John Howard, is dominant). |
 | | The special term "small-l liberal" has evolved; its meaning is not clearly defined but is generally closest to sense 1 (in that it champions civil liberties, and progressive causes such as the Republic and Aboriginal reconciliation, while maintaining a non-interventionist approach in economics). |
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