Publications

Former Senator Margaret Reynolds has written to the TJRyan Foundation suggesting that Mr Billy Gordon is entitled to a ‘fair go’.  She writes: ‘The electorate of

Graham Young discusses polling and voting patterns in the Queensland election in his prediction of the outcome of the NSW election. ‘Newspoll has never shown the

Crikey Insider (26.3.15) reports that right up until the day he died, Malcolm Fraser was working seriously on starting a new political party, to be called Renew

Mark Balnaves (The Conversation, 26.3.15) writes: ‘The recent Queensland election result surprised everyone – including the professional pollsters and punters. ‘What people post and share on

Bronwyn Stevens compares NSW and Qld (The Conversation, 24.3.15) in her discussion on the impact of optional preferential voting on election outcomes. In a tight NSW

Amy Remeikis (Brisbane Times, 24.3.15) reports that the Palaszczuk government will not seek to abolish the practice of asking ‘Dorothy Dix’ questions. The tradition of ‘Dorothy Dix’

 The Brisbane Times (24.3.15) carries comments by former Premier Anna Bligh on the defeat of the LNP in 2015, but also discusses the role of new

Julian Burside writes in The Guardian (20.3.15): ‘Mlcolm Fraser often lamented the decline of Australian politics. After Tony Abbott assumed leadership of the Liberal party, Fraser

In ‘The next great reform will be of politics itself’, Jonathan Green (19.3.15) argues for ‘The next reform will be of this stagnant polity itself’ ‘hopefully

In The Conversation (17.3.15) Greg Melleuish compares recent developments in the political cultures of Canada and Australia: ‘There can be little doubt that the years since 2007

In The Converstion (17.3.15) Duncan McDonnell considers the fortunes of the Palmer United Party after the departure of yet another member, Glen Lazarus. The decline and fall

Amy Remeikis cites Lawrence Springborg (Brisbane Times, 16.3.15) on when the LNP will support Labor. There will be various things that we will agree on from