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Queensland LNP torn on One Nation preferences as Turnbull rules out doing a John Howard

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (1.2.17) on internal struggles within the LNP as it determines whether to enter preference negotiations with Pauline Hanson’s One

Why, only now, are we finding out who the biggest donors in an election year were?

Yee-Fui Ng writes in The Conversation (1.2.17) about the Australian Electoral Commission’s release of political donations data from last year, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s revelation

The American far-right origins of Pauline Hanson’s views on Islam

Policy Online carries a link (29.1.17) to an Australia Institute report investigating the connections between extreme right-wing groups in the United States and the anti-Islam policies

Donald Trump’s ban will have lasting and damaging impacts on the world’s refugees

Phil Orchard writes in The Conversation (30.1.17) about the implications of the Trump administration’s ban on immigration from certain muslim-populated countries, both for refugees and for

One Nation attracts rural voters with promise to upset the status quo

The ABC’s Caitlyn Gribbin reports (29.1.17) on the rising popularity of the One Nation Party in rural and regional areas of both Queensland and Western Australia

What is the Doomsday Clock and why should we keep track of the time?

TJRyan Foundation Research Associate, Professor Ian Lowe, writes in The Conversation (27.1.17) about the recent announcement that the so-called Doomsday Clock had been set to two-and-a-half

What are the limits to charities advancing political causes?

Krystian Seibert and Ann O’Connell write in The Conversation (20.1.17) about the recent withdrawing of ‘tax-exempt charity’ status from the Catch the Fire Ministries, highlighting how

What can be done about political trust? The 2016 federal election inquiry

Marian Sawer writes in John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations blog (20.1.17) on her analysis of the Australian Election Study’s ‘Trends in Australian Political Opinion’ report, compiled

If we scrapped the states, increasing Canberra’s clout would be a backward step

John Quiggin writes in The Conversation (19.1.17) about recent discussion of the notion that Australia’s states should be abolished. The author argues that, rather than reducing

Queensland politics: What to expect during 2017

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (18.1.17) on the events likely to dominate Queensland politics in the coming year, including the role that Pauline Hanson’s One

Ken Wyatt becomes first Indigenous minister under Malcolm Turnbull’s reshuffle

The ABC’s Henry Belot reports on Malcolm Turnbull’s minor reshuffle of his frontbench following former Health Minister Sussan Ley’s resignation. Significantly, the moves have seen the

When politicians become pundits

Brian McNair writes in The Conversation (17.1.17) about the increasing incidence of current and former politicians acting as pundits and commentators on political issues, raising questions

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