Publications

John Harrison comments in the Brisbane Times (19.6.16) about the political fortunes of Bab Katter, and whether the long-time MP for Kennedy in north Queensland has

‘700,000 Palmer United Party votes up for grabs: who’ll win them this time?’ asks Bronwyn Stevens in The Conversation (20.6.16): ‘The Palmer United Party (PUP) sprang onto Australia’s

Eva Cox writes in The Conversation (20.6.16): ‘As we enter the business end of the election campaign, with pre-polling underway, there is a profound lack of any social

Gina McColl reports in The Age (19.6.16):  ‘Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Wentworth electorate appears to operate an under-the-radar donations fund, with little disclosure of what it earns,

Announcables are at the heart of Labor’s campaign strategy, writes Peter Brent in Inside Story (16.6.16). But, according to the author, that doesn’t bode well. ‘Republican presidential

The Grattan Institute has released (14.6.16) a compendium of its recent research output covering various pollicy areas, aiming to inform the incoming government after next month’s

Anne Tiernan writes in The Conversation (14.6.16) about why Queensland is a key battleground in the federal election campaign, and highlights many of the state’s marginal

James Robertson reports in the Sydney Morning Herald (8.6.16): ‘A company Liberal MPs direct taxpayer funds towards to monitor voter behaviour has become a major source of income

Rod Tucker writes in The Conversation (13.6.16) about the policies of the major political parties regarding the National Broadband Network (NBN), released in the latter part

Gareth Hutchens reports (13.6.16) on the election promises for the Reef in The Guardian:   ‘The Greens say they want coal companies to start paying “for the

A report by the Australia Institute to be released today (14.6.16) titled “Jobs and Growth … And a Few Hard Numbers” ‘shows that there is little

Cameron Atfield writes in the Sydney Morning Herald (14.6.16) that in addition to preferencing Labor in Queensland’s lower house federal seats: ‘The Labor Party would also feature