26 May Law & Politics Changing the optics of politics 26/05/2022 By Noel Turnbull 0 comments Almost everyone will have ideas on what should be the priorities for the incoming Albanese government. While the manifesto was polic...Continue reading
24 May Law & Politics Liberal Party: Following the Christian right into electoral wilderness 24/05/2022 By Si Gladman 0 comments Christian right lobby groups now have the Liberal Party they want – a lot more conservative and no doubt a lot more favourable to their...Continue reading
04 May Law & Politics Trapped in a cycle of distrust 05/05/2022 By Emma Quilty 0 comments Australia and the rest of the world have had a couple of very rough years. Throughout the pandemic and its attendant restrictions, vacc...Continue reading
27 Apr Law & Politics The death of traditional journalism 27/04/2022 By David James 0 comments Journalism is a humble activity, or at least it should be. To be a reporter in a newsroom is to be continually confronted with severe o...Continue reading
22 Apr Law & Politics Why you need to watch out for strategic lies in the federal election 22/04/2022 By Caroline Fisher 0 comments During the federal election, politicians of all persuasions will use a range of campaigning and spin tactics. But there is a difference...Continue reading
20 Apr Law & Politics The election is a race – it’s a horse race 20/04/2022 By Trevor Bell 0 comments Adam Bandt’s appearance at the National Press Club may well be remembered in Australian political folklore for the response to that ‘co...Continue reading
14 Apr Law & Politics Political advertising in Australia: Few restrictions, no spending limit, and almost no oversight 14/04/2022 By Anika Stobart 0 comments So the federal election is on. Billboards are suddenly plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social med...Continue reading
09 Apr Law & Politics A review: The struggle for India’s soul 10/04/2022 By Reg Naulty 0 comments What precipitated Shashi Tharoor’s new book, The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy, is the path taken by...Continue reading
06 Apr Law & Politics Both facts and fake news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine are spread on social media 07/04/2022 By Richard Lachman 0 comments As the story goes, in the 1780s, a former lover of the Empress of Russia wanted to impress her with his efforts to build empire in what...Continue reading
25 Mar Law & Politics What social science is telling us about polarisation (Part 2) 25/03/2022 By Noel Turnbull 0 comments This article is published in two parts. You can read Part 1 here. Despite George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language, there h...Continue reading