Publications

The ABC’s Blythe Moore reports (20.5.16) on some of the main issues facing voters, especially parents of young children, in the Queensland federal seat of Capricornia

Joshua Robertson reports in The Guardian Australia (20.5.16) on the north Brisbane federal electorate of Dickson, where the sitting member, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, has a

Peter Wicks writes in IndependentAustralia (20.6.16): ‘As I write this, the Federal Police are raiding Labor Party electorate offices as well as the private residences of Labor

Andrew Elder wrties in IndependentAustralia (19.5.16): ‘The reason why Malcolm Turnbull opted for such a long campaign is because he has to build his campaign team from

Tom McIlroy reports in the Brisbane Times (19.5.16) on the likely sharp drop in numbers of female MPs after the coming federal election, with the Coalition

Madonna King writes in The Brisbane Times  (18.5.16): ‘Another week, another bill in the mail from Campbell Newman’s ill-disciplined approach to politics that keeps costing Queensland

Casey Briggs (ABC 18.5.16) reports: ‘The LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council has voted to support same-sex marriage but stopped short of calling on the Federal Government to legislate

Peter McCutcheon and Mark Solomns report (ABC 17.5.16) that Gold Coast City councillors and their financial backers are under scrutiny by state and federal authorities following allegations

Joshua Robertson write in The Guardian (15.5.16) that ‘a foregone conclusion in the battle for Brisbane is that the winner wil not be a straight man. Sexuality,

Eva Cox writes in The Conversation (18.5.16) about the so-called ‘trust deficit’ that the nation’s political leaders suffer, in the eyes of the voting populace. The

Claire Higgins writes in The Conversation (17.5.16) about the intractable nature of asylum seeker policy, and how it might be better approached during this federal election

Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (12.5.16) that there are seven reasons why the Coalition might think things are going well in this election campaign. But, he