Publications

Cameron Atfield reports in the Sydney Morning Herald (14.16.16): ‘The Labor Party’s federal election chances in Queensland have received a significant boost with confirmation the Greens would

The ABC’s Kristina Harazim reports (12.6.16) on some of the first-time candidates standing as minor party representatives in Queensland at the coming federal election. ‘A surgeon,

The Lilley electorate was created in 1913 and named after Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland. It has been held by

Joshua Robertson writes in The Guardian (11.6.16) that Australia’s youngest ever federal minister, Wyatt Roy, has paid tribute to “my mate Malcolm” as the prime minister joined him

The Courier-Mail (10.6.16) reports that climate change denialist, LNP MP George Christensen is struggling to retain his seat of Dawson which he currently holds with a 7.6% margin.

On the night of the 2015 Queensland election psephologist Antony Green was flabbergasted. His modelling was way off. He was sure his computer was broken, it

The Courier-Mail (26.3.16) quoted Senator Glen Lazarus as saying that breaking with the Palmer United Party was ‘one of the best decisions he’s ever made’. In the Brisbane Times (1.5.16) John

The Australian Electoral Commission explains the new rules: ‘Voting rules for the Senate have changed; this federal election you will have new ways to decide your

Anne Tiernan and Duncan McDonnell, political science academics at Griffith University, discuss the part that minor parties will likely play in the federal election result, and

George Rennie writes in The Conversation (9.6.16) about the system of political lobbying in Australia, described by the author as ‘a multi-billion dollar industry which employs

Jean Ker Walsh writes in The Conversation (8.6.16) about voters feeling increasingly disengaged from political leaders and elected representatives. The author argues that many voters feel ‘completely

The ABC’s Johnathan Hair reports (8.6.16) on the election campaign visiting the key marginal seat of Capricornia in central Queensland, where job creation and unemployment are