Publications

Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (10.3.17) about the increasingly unpredictable Western Australian state election, arguing that a resurgent One Nation party faces a reckoning on

The ABC’s Chris O’Brien reports (10.3.17) on the simmering feud between current LNP Opposition Leader, Tim Nicholls, and former Premier Campbell Newman, which threatens to derail

Thomas Sigler writes in The Conversation (6.3.17) that, in the wake of the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, people are clearly unhappy with

Mark Beeson writes in The Conversation (4.3.17) about the coming state election in Western Australia, suggesting that, while many will pay scant attention to the poll

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (4.3.17) on the prospect of ‘generational change’ at the next Queensland election, with two of the LNP’s most experienced

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (4.3.17) on the phenomenon of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ having seemingly taken root in Queensland’s political discourse, at

Jamie Fellows writes in The Conversation (24.2.17) about the recent proposal by NSW Liberal MP, David Coleman, to introduce fixed four-year terms for the federal Parliament.

The ABC’s Andrew Probyn reports (3.3.17) on the effect on the major political parties of the surging support for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, with both left

The ABC’s Chris O’Brien and Dea Clark report (23.2.17) on leaked details of new state electorate boundaries, ahead of the Queensland Electoral Commission’s release of its

Paul Karp reports in The Guardian (23.2.17) on claims by Senator Pauline Hanson that proposed paid parental leave measures risk abuse by parents who will have children

Matthew Sharpe writes in The Conversation (17.2.17) about the recent rise in allegations of ‘out-of-control political correctness’ levelled by so-called ‘free speech’ proponents. The author asks:

Jason Wilson comments in The Guardian (18.2.17) on the ‘normalisation’ of One Nation’s place in Australian politics, underlined by Liberal Party preference deals with Pauline Hanson’s