Publications

Nicholas Reece comments in the Sydney Morning Herald (22.7.16) on the federal government’s proposed plebiscite on marriage equality. The author argues that, despite some polls pointing

George Rennie writes in The Conversation (21.7.16) about the impact on the political landscape of ‘grassroots lobbying’, citing Coalition Senator Corey Bernardi’s proposed conservative ‘movement’ as

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Graeme Orr, writes in The Conversation (15.7.16) about the apparent decline in voter trust in our political leaders, arguing that the

Michael Pascoe comments in the Brisbane Times (20.7.16) on the supposed effectiveness of the ALP’s ‘Mediscare’ campaign during the federal election, but points out that the

Amy Mitchell-Whittington reports in the Brisbane Times (17.7.16) on the result of the by-election in the state seat of Toowoomba South, which has been held by

Jason Wilson comments in The Guardian (15.7.16) on the results of federal election voting in Queensland, which on face value were distinctive owing to the strong showing

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Paul Rodan, writes in Inside Story (15.7.16) that, after a long campaign and a long vote count, the result isn’t so surprising after

Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (14.7.16) about how the vote – and the Labor state government – in Queensland, where the ALP won far less

Joseph Camilleri writes in The Conversation (13.7.16) about the drop in support for the major parties at the federal election, and asks whether Australia needs new

John Harrison comments in the Brisbane Times (12.7.16) on what the policies of Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party would likely mean for the national

The Grattan Institute’s John Daley writes in The Conversation (12.7.16) about the economic and legislative challenges facing the returned Turnbull government, and what should be its

Renata Bongiorno writes in The Conversation (12.7.16) about the decreasing number of women MPs in the Coalition government’s ranks, and what differences this signifies in the