Political campaigns
Report
A rising tide: strengthening public permission for climate action
This paper aims to provide direction for campaigners looking to inoculate voters from the culture war division on climate change, and to build and sustain further public support for climate action.
Policy report
Defining democracy down: political judicialisation, judicial politicisation
In this paper, the author examines the issue of judicial independence and judicial politicisation in a comparative perspective. The paper starts with some general observations, then turns to the United States and moves on to the United Kingdom, before distilling some lessons — and perhaps warnings — for Australia.
Article
What’s climate got to do with electoral reform? More than you might think
Effective political finance regulation has multiple dividends - it promotes political equality, curbs corruption and enables climate action, writes Joo-Cheong Tham.
Working paper
Identity and support for policies towards Indigenous people: evidence from Australia
The outcome the authors investigate in this paper is the initiatives and policies targeting Indigenous populations in the context of Australia. They ask whether and how politicians’ and voters’ identities, defined based on a range of their observable characteristics, shape initiation and support of Indigenous-focused policies.
Discussion paper
Indigenous electoral power in the 2022 federal election: a geographic snapshot of latent potential
The authors of this paper suggest that Indigenous communities around Australia could wield significant electoral power if they mobilised the large cohort of non-participating eligible Indigenous vote.