Publications

TJRyan Foundation Board Member, Professor Tom Cochrane’s book includes an overview of the Ryan government (1915-1919). Blockade: The Queensland Loans Affair 1920-1924 »

Cameron Milner argues that if the left faction chooses a man to replace current Jan Senator McLucas, the right faction’s top spot on the ticket must

Amy Remeikis writes in the Brisbane Times (9.3.15) that former Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls ‘needed no prompting to defend his ousted administration as having been “a

Vanessa Teague considers the risks of internet voting (The Conversation 11.3.15)’. ‘Up to 250,000 votes are expected to be cast using the iVote electronic voting system

Tim Colebatch writes in Inside Story (24.2.15): ‘Elections in Victoria and Queensland have caught the pollsters wrong-footed. Are unexpected preference flows making Australian elections harder to

Roger Scott discusses the January 2015 election, and why the ALP should have won more decisively. Why the ALP should won more decisively »

‘A new book about the 2013 election campaign shows how the seeds of the current malaise were sown. Carol Johnson and John Wanna look at how

In The Conversation (24.2.15) Chris Salisbury draws parallels between the Beattie government and that of Annastacia Palaszczuk, and argues that history suggests that Palaszczuk can afford to

Karen Struthers writes in The Conversation (16.2.15) about Annastacia Palaszczuk’s first Cabinet, with its majority of women ministers. In particular, she notes that Queensland’s first ever

Dennis Altman writes in The Conversation (13.2.15) that ‘Thirty years of neoliberal rhetoric has poisoned political discussion, by reducing major issues to immediate impact on individual

Professor Graeme Orr writes in Inside Story (13.2.15) that politics in Queensland is often febrile. ‘But assuming governor Paul de Jersey follows established constitutional conventions, Labor’s

Amy Remeikis reports that the LNP is negotiating with the KAP: ‘Writing to Katter Party MPs Shane Knuth and Rob Katter, Mr Springborg gave a list