Publications

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Ryan Goss, writes in The Conversation (14.9.17) that, when it came to making voting rights at local government elections more egalitarian, Queensland

To mark the centenary of the notorious ‘Warwick egg incident’ of 1917, when Prime Minister Billy Hughes was ‘egged’ at Warwick train station while campaigning for wartime

Timothy Jones writes in The Conversation (8.9.17) that changes to marriage laws around the world have, historically, met with strident opposition, so it’s no surprise that same-sex

Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (1.9.17) about the surge in enrolments on the federal electoral roll owing to the same-sex marriage postal survey. The author

Historian Henry Reynolds comments in John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations blog (24.8.17) on the resurfacing of debate and contention over Australia’s national day being celebrated on

In the first of a series of articles in The Conversation, Jonathan James writes (21.8.17) that, in a nation labelled secular, many of our elected representatives have

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Graeme Orr, writes in The Conversation (16.8.17) that the High Court’s ruling over at least five federal MPs’ legitimacy to hold their

David Marr writes in The Guardian (9.8.17) about Tony Abbott’s declared opposition to the notion of marriage equality, with the author arguing that it isn’t ‘freedom’

Rodney Tiffen writes in The Conversation (28.7.17) about recent media and academic attention focused on the widespread resurgence of populism. The author points out that ‘restorationism’ –

Greg Jericho comments in The Guardian (23.7.17) on the major parties’ moves to capture the political ‘middle ground’, pointing out that a voter who favours parties meeting

Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (23.7.17) about Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s proposal to extend the tenure of federal governments to fixed four-year terms. Shorten says

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Graeme Orr, writes in Inside Story (18.7.17) about the constitutional rules that have seen two Greens senators resign from office over