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 – ...
The Australian

The royal reason our system is broken

Republicans made a mistake in 1999 when they attempted a softly-softly approach to change by suggesting a minimalist construct for inserting an Australian as head of state. It allowed constitutional ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Sweeping reform of the electoral laws puts democracy at risk. They shouldn’t be changed on a whim

Joshua Black is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Australia Institute, and formerly a Palace Letters Fellow at the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University. The Albanese government is ...