Publications

Danielle Wood and colleagues write in The Conversation (13.3.18) about their latest Gratttan Institute report analysing why the minor party vote in Australia is historically high

The Queensland branch of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group is staging a post-election public event at Parliament House in Brisbane. A panel of MPs, party

Peter Brent writes in Inside Story (17.2.18) that, in the wake of revelations of Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce’s extramarital affair with an office staffer, Malcolm Turnbull’s

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Hal Colebatch, writes in The Conversation (6.2.18) that the now-infamous section 44 of the Australian Constitution was a last-minute change by its

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Patrick Weller, writes in The Conversation (1.2.18) that, in the wake of the federal government’s inadvertent ‘loss’ of confidential cabinet documents,

George Rennie writes in The Conversation (1.2.18) that federal politicians are finally moving against political donations after repeated scandals, but the author contends that economics shows lobbying

Gareth Hutchens reports in The Guardian (25.1.18) on a new Australia Institute report which indicates that democracy would improve if the nation’s parliamentary representation kept up

Mike Steketee writes in Inside Story (23.1.18) about the continuing debate over whether Australia’s national day should continue to be celebrated on January 26, the date

TJ Ryan Foundation Board chairman, Roger Scott, writes in the ‘Pearls & Irritations’ blog (8.1.18) the first of two reflective pieces about the public release of

Joumanah El Matrah comments in The Guardian (8.1.18) that, in recent comments about African youths and ‘crime gangs’ in Victoria, Peter Dutton wants to persuade us

Amy Remeikis reports in The Guardian (15.12.17) that, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk winning a majority in parliament in November’s election, her Labor government is now in

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Chris Salisbury, gives his observations (15.12.17) on this year’s Queensland election result and the performance of the two major parties during