Paul 't Hart – The Conversation

Australia’s national policy response to HIV/AIDS has been lauded as one of the best in the world. Shutterstock

May 23, 2019

From gun control to HIV: six ingredients of successful public policy

Joannah Luetjens, Utrecht University; Michael Mintrom, Monash University, and Paul 't Hart, Utrecht University

Successful policy accomplishments are rarely considered newsworthy, but there are plenty of cases where government policy has improved our lives for the better.

As the opinion polls continue to show the government flagging, Malcolm Turnbull has slid into the ‘beleaguered’ column. AAP/Mick Tsikas

September 18, 2017

The prime ministership is not terminal – but it needs the right person for the times

Paul Strangio, Monash University; James Walter, Monash University, and Paul 't Hart, Utrecht University

The Australian prime ministership has never been easy, but the most successful tenures have been those in which the person has matched the circumstances.

John Curtin and Ben Chifley were successful in expanding the power of the Commonwealth – and thus that of the prime minister. AAP/Alan Porritt

February 1, 2016

Lacking a script, individuals drove the evolution of prime ministerial power

Paul Strangio, Monash University; James Walter, Monash University, and Paul 't Hart, Utrecht University

Alfred Deakin and his contemporaries invented the Australian prime ministership. But it was not settled as a platform for national leadership until John Curtin and Ben Chifley’s time.

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