The Diplomat

Australia’s Preferential Voting System and Diversification of Politics

Australians are clearly seeking something more complex from their political system. Something reflective of a society with array of interests and ideas. With the Australian federal election a week ...
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Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – ...
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Australian democracy is not dead, but needs help to ensure its survival

Mark Evans has received funding and in-kind support to complete democratic audits in the United Kingdom (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) and Australia (Museum of Australian Democracy at Old ...
The Conversation

Indigenous political candidates face less voter bias than parties might think: new research

Josh Holloway receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Duncan McDonnell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Michelle Evans receives funding from the Australian ...