In a time of growing partisanship and general political uncertainty, a short research project provides a snapshot of the young people who might one day walk the halls of power.
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Having interviewed advisers to past and present prime ministers in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, my new research shows how crucial it is to recruit and train staff – before an election.
The government seems unaware that independent MPs carry an enormous workload
There are currently four separate inquiries into the shocking allegations made by Higgins. But it is also vital that the structural issues around ministerial staffers and accountability be addressed.
New research sheds light on why sexual misconduct and bullying is so common in political offices and why political staffers have few options to hold those in power to account.
Turnbull is weaving the extraordinary saga of this first term MP into the government’s familiar narrative about Shorten - that he doesn’t tell the truth and his workers-friend credentials are phoney.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership, Monash University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Toronto
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Director, Higher Education Policy and Projects, The University of Sydney, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, The Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Political Science, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral fellow, Western University
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau