Publications

Emeritus Professor Tom Cochrane writes: ‘In May 1915, Queensland saw the election of the Labor government of Thomas Joseph Ryan. One hundred years ago to the

Roger Scott’s case study of the role of trade unions working through community organisations to influence the outcome of the 2015 Queensland state election. Research Paper

Peter Bridgman discusses the difficult role of policy officers, suggesting that it is likely that they view their roles through the prism of their careers, squarely raising

Dr Lorann Downer considers the question of leadership in contemporary Queensland by weaving together the history of political leadership in Queensland; some data from the Vote

Emeritus Professor Roger Scott writes: The Palaszczuk government has started the process of selecting the cadre of public sector chief executives who will function as Directors-General

Peter Bridgman discusses the Palaszczuk Government’s machinery of government and portfolio allocation decisions: ‘Like all incoming Premiers after a change of government, Annastacia Palaszczuk has built

Keynote address by the Professor Geoffrey Gallop AC, Director of the Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney, on 19 February 2015.   The occasion was

In her address to the TJRyan Foundation (marking its first anniversary in February 2015) Professor Linda Shields described the distorting impact of a target-driven health service,

The first version of Research Report 14 ended just before the State election was called in January 2015. This new edition includes an epitaph, which covers

Research Associate Hyacinth Udah reports on his doctoral research. ‘The number of Africans living in Queensland has produced a significant population of great diversity. In recent years, Australia

Dr Lorann Downer discusses the ‘Can Do’, and why a political brand that served Campbell Newman so well at the start of his term as Lord

With Premier Campbell Newman claiming during the lead-up that the 2015 Queensland election would be ‘historic’, it’s worth remembering the significant issues at play when the state’s