The double standard goes back to 1929, when Labor had the misfortune to be elected 12 days before the Wall Street crash that set off the Great Depression.
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In an effort to save Lake Pedder from a hydro-electricity scheme, the world’s first political party with a foundation in environmental values was formed in Tasmania.
First uttered by Oliver Cromwell, the words David Davis used to ask Boris Johnson to step down have a storied past.
Australians coalesced around a strong federal government during the second world war. In recent decades, however, the states have taken primacy in people’s lives.
Click through a timeline to make sense of Australia’s long, tumultuous years of shifting climate policies ahead of next month’s international climate summit in Glasgow.
Political biographies show us who is ‘worthy’ of being written about … and who is overlooked in history.
Only one American president – Grover Cleveland – has lost reelection and then won back his office.
The elections of 1876, 1888, 1960 and 2000 were among the most contentious in American history.
For centuries, people largely read politicians’ words. But with the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of their candidacies.
Donald Trump claims to the the law-and-order candidate and accuses his rival of being “lax on security”. Joe Biden’s legislative record proves such accusations to be false.
In the 1820s, an anti-Masonic conspiracy theory dominated politics in the Northeast and even birthed its own political party.
Australia’s island identity and attitude to border security was forged from handling pandemics since the time of federation. Here’s what we’ve learned along the way.
Many of Menzies’s ideas and values were old fashioned by the time he left office in 1966, but his legacy shapes the political debate in other ways.
Parkes is known as the ‘Father of Federation’. His tireless championing of a united Australia brought the colonies together and set them on a course for nationhood.
Could defiance of court orders at the highest level undermine the Constitution’s authority in the eyes of American citizens?
Donald Trump likes to poke fun too.
History is replete with examples of what happens when the idea of a nation being humiliated is allowed to fester.
No one is saying she has done a stellar job, but other prime ministers have made mistakes like May.
The Labour split may cause electoral problems, but it could also prompt fresh thinking.
If we don’t, we risk missing what’s really important.
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Professor of History and Politics, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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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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Emerita Professor of Politics, Adelaide University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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ANU Law, Australian National University
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Research Manager and Doctoral Candidate, Centre for the Study of Australian Politics, Australian National University