Labor golf grants earn fresh criticism as hearings loom A golf club in the prime minister's electorate received several invite-only federal grants before a fresh $6 million to redevelop its clubhouse and grounds. AAP · Sep 29
Election Diary: The election’s first debate was disaster-free but passion-free too The election’s first debate, on Sky News on Tuesday night, was disappointingly dull. Viewers who’d been following the campaign would have learned little. There was minimal spontaneity. The Conversation · Apr 8, 2025
A sense of community and democracy diminished as pre-poll votes sizzle The way we participate in democracy has changed. The Canberra Times · Oct 18, 2024
How the Indigenous voice referendum could have passed with bipartisan support – in charts Support among Coalition voters dropped after the Liberal party came out in opposition to the referendum in April, data reveals The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023
Glitch or death spiral: can the Liberal party brand be revived? Tasmania is the only state or territory where the party remains in power. What must it do to ‘right’ the conservative ship? The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2023
Voters abandon major parties, study finds In 1967, about three in four voters said they always voted for the same party but in 2022 this has dropped to just over one in three. AAP · Dec 4, 2022
Leadership, independents key to election An academic study of the 2022 federal election has found voters were attracted by Labor's strong leadership, but many abandoned both major parties. AAP · Dec 4, 2022
Northumberland garden named one of the most picturesque in the world A study analysed Instagram data to find the most picturesque gardens in the UK - and the world! Chronicle Live · Aug 30, 2022
With Anthony Albanese's popularity apparently soaring, have we reached peak Albo? The honeymoon period for Australian prime ministers is 94 days, according to a leading political science expert — which means that Anthony Albanese's popularity bubble is set to burst. ABC News · Aug 25, 2022
Australian leader wants legislated carbon reduction target Australia’s Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with the new prime minister determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were most unpopular leaders at election since 1987, study shows Findings also showed teal independent support likely to have been ‘tactical Labor or Greens voters’ instead of dissatisfied Liberals The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022
Federal election 2022 result fails to make impact on lives of multicultural Australians A number of informal votes and a shift away from the major parties are some of the trends seen in the more diverse communities in Australia. ABC News · May 26, 2022
Can the independents upset Australia’s political status quo? As trust in the major parties declines, independents hope to win over voters in Saturday’s election. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2022
Every Gold Coast electorate is a safe LNP seat. But there's 'danger' in assuming that won't change Gold Coast electorates had some of the lowest voter turnouts at the last federal election, but political pundits say it would take an “implosion” for the LNP to lose any of its eight safe seats in the region. ABC News · Apr 28, 2022