This report draws on the results of the Australian Election Study surveys – comprehensive post-election surveys of political opinion that have asked the same questions and used the same methodology – for the period 1987 to 2007. Each of the AES surveys contains questions relating to the role of media and media exposure; general political...

AThis report presents a detailed picture of access to elective surgery services in Australia using combined admitted patient and elective surgery waiting times data. Access to elective surgery in public hospitals is of interest to health providers, policy makers and the general public. This report presents a detailed picture of access to elective surgery services...

This research paper is in two parts. Part one is a narrative discussion of the election campaign and the election outcome. Part two comprises a comprehensive set of statistics, including vote summaries, electoral division details, two-party preferred figures and the party strengths in the new Parliament. The paper also includes comparative figures for all Senate...

Australian journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan writes that following public protests in the Kingdom of Tonga in recent years, the re-election of key pro-democracy figures in elections last month ensures that “reform of existing political structures will remain high on the agenda”.

Which electorates receive targeted funding, and does targeted funding swing votes? To answer these questions, the author analyzes four discretionary programs funded by the Australian federal government during the 2001-2004 election cycle. Controlling for relevant demographic characteristics of the electorate, those electorates held by the governing coalition received a larger share of discretionary funding, and...