This policy booklet, produced by the Liberal Abbott government in January 2013, sets out 12 policy action areas and commitments: 1. We will build a stronger, more productive and diverse economy with lower taxes, more efficient government and more productive businesses that will deliver more jobs, higher real incomes and better services for you and...

Out of the clash of interests in federal parliament in 1911 came an enduring electoral reform, writes Brian Costar in Inside Story. An update is long overdue.

This paper examines Twitter's role during Iran's 2009 election crisis using a comparative analysis of Twitter investors, US State Department diplomats, citizen activists and Iranian protestors and paramilitary forces.

This research paper analyses the 2009 Queensland state election and argues that the result demonstrates that despite running a budget deficit resulting from a large spending program, a Labor government can still be re-elected.

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...