Happy budget day folks.
The brilliant Claire Fitzpatrick and I are in the Conversation this morning talking about the some of the tensions between legacy and new media in the budget lock up.
Thanks to Amanda at @aunz.theconversation.com for working with us on this.
Great to join @benraue.com on the Tally Room tonight to analyse the Farrer results live with @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
Today's podcast previews this Saturday's Farrer by-election, with @markriboldi.bsky.social
More excellent 49.2 content:
@phoebehayman.bsky.social examines political participation in teal independents' campaigns - are they outsiders challenging established power, or are they replicating elite dynamics?
#OzStudies #auspol #WomenInPolitics #teals
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It was a pleasure to join, reconnect with and meet new members of the @apsa-pop.bsky.social community this week and present papers on political systems and extreme polarisation (with Narelle Miragliotta) and the Greensland phenomenon in Brisbane (with @phoebehayman.bsky.social and Stewart Jackson).
Rob and I have a new(ish) article in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. In the paper we discuss the extent to which the first term Albanese Labor Government reshaped Australia's political economy. It's open access too!
Fun fact: On Meta, during the #FederalElection Anti-Nuclear\LNP orgs outspent pro-Nuclear/LNP ones d almost 3:1.
Me in the Conversation looking at the biggest third party spenders on Meta in the federal election. #AusPol
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"Enduring realignment: gender and geography in Australian independent and minor party politics".
New and open access from @phoebehayman.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and me in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social @popgroupaus.bsky.social
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"Insiders and Outsiders" was wonderful to be a part of and offers a well-developed discussion of elites in Australia, particularly in politics.
Thanks again to @sybiln.bsky.social & @chriswallace.bsky.social for their work as special editors for @jas-jozstudies.bsky.social
We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!
Ben was joined by Mark Riboldi from UTS to preview this weekend’s Farrer by-election, and what it might imply about the Coalition’s bigger issues losing support to One Nation and indepe…
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This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...
The election of the Labor government in Australia in 2022, under the leadership of Anthony Albanese, marked a change in the political and economic direction of the country. Post-pandemic, the Labor...
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Climate 200, Advance Australia and the ACTU were some of the biggest third party social media advertising spenders during the 2025 election campaign.
Social media ‘influencers’ were dismissed in some quarters when they were allowed into the budget lock-up. But they carry huge clout and are here to stay.
Catch @phoebehayman.bsky.social, myself and other like-minded nerds live on @benraue.com's Tally Room tonight talking all things Farrer!
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🚨 New issue alert 🚨 49.2 out now!
Guest editors @chriswallace.bsky.social & @sybiln.bsky.social present the special issue "Insiders & Outsiders, Winners & Losers: Close-Ups of the Struggle for Power & Status in #Australia".
Stay tuned this week as we feature each article!
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