This category has rather long title in order to be able to include some articles on political culture that do not fit elsewhere. Primarily, however, the articles are about political parties and takes a broad definition of elections to include issues such as election commitments, polling, preselections and advertising.
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Ruddock report constrains, not expands, federal religious exemptions Liam Elphick and colleagues write in The Conversation (10.10.18) about the release of details from the federal government's Ruddock Review... More » |
Pre-selection of candidates for political office is failing us TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, Geoff Edwards, writes in The Mandarin (21.9.18) that our national governance is failing because the proce... More » |
The Coalition's deep ravine will be hard for Scott Morrison to cross The ABC's Laura Tingle writes (25.8.18), in the wake of this week's surprising Liberal leadership challenges, about the prospects of new Prime Mini... More » |
Crucial Super Saturday Labor victories a major fillip for Shorten Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (28.7.18) that the 'Super Saturday' by-election results are a deep disappointment for the Turn... More » |
A growing mistrust in democracy is causing extremism and strongman politics to flourish Mark Triffitt writes in The Conversation (10.7.18) that public trust in government is declining in democracies around the world, particula... More » |
By-election guide: what’s at stake on Super Saturday As the 'Super Saturday' round of by-elections on 28 July nears, pundits give their assessments of the key issues and major candidates' chances in e... More » |
Joint event: 'Reviving the Republic' The TJ Ryan Foundation, in conjunction with the Australian Republic Movement (ARM), is pleased to have jointly hosted a public symposium on 'Revivi... More » |
Twenty years on, One Nation is still chaotic, controversial and influential TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Chris Salisbury, writes in The Conversation (8.6.18) that, despite One Nation's dysfunction an... More » |
Australians don't trust politicians, but the pollies don't appear fussed Jill Sheppard comments at the ABC's website (30.5.18) that citizens in democracies are expecting more from their political systems and politic... More » |
Roger Scott: The prominence of women in Queensland politics TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, Roger Scott, writes in the Pearls & Irritations blog (18.5.18) about the Liberal Party's du... More » |
Anne Twomey writes in The Conversation (9.5.18) that the High Court decision against Labor senator Katy Gallagher has clarified how to int... More » |
The government owes voters an apology - opposing this banking commission was wrong Katharine Murphy comments in The Guardian (19.4.18) that, in the wake of alarming revelations of corporate malpractice at the banking roya... More » |
Can the Liberal Party hold its ‘broad church’ of liberals and conservatives together? In the first of a series of articles in The Conversation about the fractious nature of the political right in Australia, Gregory Melleuish... More » |
Ray Markey writes in The Conversation (16.3.18) about the continuing close association between the union movement and the ALP, suggesting ... More » |
Rise in protest votes sounds warning bell for major parties Danielle Wood and colleagues write in The Conversation (13.3.18) about their latest Gratttan Institute report analysing why the minor part... More » |
Post-election panel discussion at Parliament House The Queensland branch of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group is staging a post-election public event at Parliament House in Brisbane. A pane... More » |
The Coalition goes existential Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (17.2.18) that, in the wake of revelations of Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce's extramarital affair with an off... More » |
How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Hal Colebatch, writes in The Conversation (6.2.18) that the now-infamous section 44 of the Aus... More » |
TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Patrick Weller, writes in The Conversation (1.2.18) that, in the wake of the federal government's i... More » |
Why businesses want the ear of government and are willing to pay for it George Rennie writes in The Conversation (1.2.18) that federal politicians are finally moving against political donations after repea... More » |
Australia needs more politicians, Australia Institute says Gareth Hutchens reports in The Guardian (25.1.18) on a new Australi Institute report which indicates that democracy would improve if ... More » |
It’s time for a new “unifying moment” Mike Steketee writes in Inside Story (23.1.18) about the continuing debate over whether Australia's national day should continue to be cel... More » |
Joh Bjelke-Petersen and higher education reforms – 1987 in retrospect TJ Ryan Foundation Board chairman, Roger Scott, writes in the 'Pearls & Irritations' blog (8.1.18) the first of two reflective pieces about the... More » |
The feared other: Peter Dutton's and Australia's pathology around race Joumanah El Matrah comments in The Guardian (8.1.18) that, in recent comments about African youths and 'crime gangs' in Victoria, Peter Du... More » |
Queensland voters deliver Labor a majority, but little change to the status quo TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Chris Salisbury, gives his observations (15.12.17) on this year's Queensland election result and the perform... More » |