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...

Some dubbed last year's Federal poll "the Internet election", but research by the Australian Centre for Public Communication shows the net still has far to go in shaping the fortunes of our parliament.Some dubbed last year's Federal poll "the Internet election", but research shows the net still has far to go in shaping the fortunes...

Peter Browne and Brian Costar go rummaging through letterboxes in Victoria's marginal seats.

For the Liberal campaign strategists it has not been easy to find meaningful policy differentiation from Rann’s “centre-right coalition” government.

The South Australian campaign has finally begun. Geoff Anderson and Haydon Manning report on the opening salvos.