Publications

Randal Stewart writes in The Conversation (12.2.15): ‘The “new politics” of 21st-century Australia is much clearer after the extraordinary result in the Queensland election on January

Counting remains tight in a number of seats. In the meantime, Amy Remeikis reports, (Brisbane Times 11.2.15) that, while it has not yet been called to form

Adrian Beaumont writes in The Conversation (10.2.15) about the false stalemate after the Queensland election: ‘The argument made by LNP leader Lawrence Springborg that a government cannot

Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (9.2.15): ‘Three years ago next month, Queensland voters ended fourteen years of state Labor rule with an almighty thump. The

Collette Snowden writes in The Conversation (10.2.15) that the old style of political communication is dead: ‘For decades, political communication treated the public as a mob of

Anne Tiernan (The Conversation, 10.22.15) discusses the LNP and ALP competing claims to govern Queensland after the close result: ‘On current projections, Labor looks set to

On Sunday 8 February sparring took place between Annastacia Palaszczuk and Lawrence Springborg about whether the LNP should remain as the caretaker government until after the

The ABC News (7.2.15) reports: ‘Lawrence Springborg has been elected as leader of Queensland’s Liberal National Party, with John-Paul Langbroek as deputy leader. ‘Caretaker premier Campbell Newman

Roger Scott provides an overview of the advice from the Murdoch press in the wake of the Queensland election and the impending ‘spill’ of the Coalition

Roger Scott considers the reasons the LNP might give for winning the 2015 election, should that turn out to be the outcome. 14 reasons why the

The LNP has launched a review into what went wrong over the last three years. Rob Borbidge and Joan Sheldon, the last conservative leaders to govern Queensland

Professor Carol Johnson discusses Abbott’s woes (The Conversation, 7.2.15) as he faces a spill. ‘During the 2013 election campaign, Abbott attempted to reassure the electorate that