Publications

Roger Scott discusses the Bronwyn Bishop ‘Choppergate’ debacle in the context of the role that successive Speakers have played in the Queensland Parliament, concluding: ‘For once,

Joshua Robertson reported in The Guardian (16.7.15) that ‘An electoral law expert has questioned the Queensland opposition’s move to circumvent parliament in its push to raise the number

Madonna King writes in The Brisbane Times (23.7.15) about the symbolism of Bronwyn Bishop’s helicopter flight, and what it says about the Abbott Government: ‘Even in isolation,

Bronwyn Bishop’s extravagant use of public funds has thrown under the spotlight the whole issue of the role of the Speaker, to say nothing of the

In The Conversation (17.7.15) Michelle Grattan cites a speech by the President of the Business Council of Australia,  Catherine Livingstone: ‘Our political representatives are elected and

‘Two weeks after Tony Abbott called for heads to roll at the ABC, it’s safe to say that the Coalition’s June anti-terror offensive wasn’t a great

Amy Remeikis (Brisbane Times, 22.6.15) provides an overview of a book by Paul Davey about the 1987 ‘Joh for PM’ campaign. ‘Paul Davey, then federal director

Mr Rob Borbidge and Ms Joan Sheldon were asked by the LNP ‘to conduct a review of the LNP’s 2015 state election campaign, the performance of

The electoral cycle is made up of rituals, both elaborate and everyday. Understand them and we will better understand democracy itself, writes Graeme Orr. See The

1 June 2015 marked the centenary of the swearing in of the first majority Labor government in Queensland, led by Thomas Joseph Ryan.  This centenary was

The Australasian Study of Parliament Group hosted a panel discussion at Parliament House, Queensland, on 18 May 2015 to mark the centenary of compulsory voting in

Benjamin Reilly writes in The Conversation (20.5.15) about the recent budget and budget reply: ‘The “convergence thesis” – which holds that the main Australian political parties will,