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If the Liberals continue to struggle in cities, WA is likely to be more difficult than it may first appear for the Liberals to win back.
What are the key seats and issues affecting Australians? Six experts tell us what to expect in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales.
The latest Newspoll puts Labor ahead, 53 to 47, but other surveys suggest the two party race is tighter.
The world faces a galloping climate emergency. Yet Australia has carved out a name for itself as a global laggard.
Labor’s primary vote tanked on the weekend, buoying Scott Morrison’s hopes of a strong Coalition victory at the next federal election.
In the latest release of polls, the Morrison government also leads Albanese’s Labor when it comes to economic management.
One analyst describes Labor’s lead in WA as “scarcely possible”, while new focus on sexual assault at Parliament House has not had an impact on the latest federal Newspoll.
Queensland was a smoking ruin for federal Labor in 2019. As we head towards a possible election later this year, the sunshine state presents a big challenge — and opportunity — for Anthony Albanese.
With an election possible next year, the Labor leader is faced with a near unsolvable puzzle.
Two Queensland-based experts discuss what so many politicians and pundits get wrong about the Sunshine State – and what its citizens are crying out for.
A recent report on crime statistics leaves out transgender and nonbinary folk. A security and surveillance expert says this invisibility is harmful. Without stats, we cannot counter violence.
Bernardi said that at the election his Australian Conservative party polled “a tiny fraction of the votes” required. He said potential voters returned to supporting the Coalition under Morrison.
The 2001 federal election was a watershed moment for Australian national security that has set a policy agenda for almost two decades.
There are generally two kinds of federal election: one when the government is returned; the other when it is defeated. History tells us the former is far more common.
Should the Coalition’s $300 billion of tax cuts ever be enacted, they would push the budget back towards deficit.
Any good political spin doctor employs a range of overt and covert tactics to get their message across. Here are some of the most common ones.
The creation of a new debate commission in Canada should ensure televised showdowns between party leaders amid federal election campaigns are transparent and a boon to democracy.
There were lessens for both major parties in Longman- more worrying for the Coalition than Labor. It showed voter volatility and disenchantment, and that One Nation remains a powerful force.
How you vote is an indication of the role you think government plays in society. As elections loom in Canada and beyond, here’s a guide to non-partisan, responsible voting.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), University of Southern Queensland
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Professor, the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership, Monash University
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Executive Director, John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University
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Professor, Department of Defence Studies, Royal Military College of Canada
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Associate Professor, University of Guelph
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Casual Academic, University of Tasmania