Coalition governments
Report
Who’s really behind a “Big Australia”? The politics of Australia’s immigration policies
Australian migration has recently been extremely volatile. Currently, there are two main criticisms of the Australian Government’s migration policies. This paper reviews the evidence and draws conclusions. It finds that the post-pandemic surge in net overseas migration was driven by global forces more than local ones.
Fact sheet
Parliaments are made to share power
This concise explainer responds to concerns regarding a potential hung parliament in Australia by clarifying and outlining the various models and historical precedents for productive power-sharing in government. It contends that minority and coalition governments are common, usually stable and constructive and reflect the will of voters.
Discussion paper
Power sharing in Australian parliaments: why the hang up about hung parliaments?
Despite occasional fearmongering about ‘hung’ parliaments, minority government and 'coalitions of chaos', the reality is that power sharing governments are common in Australia. This discussion paper examines the history of power sharing in parliaments around Australia.
Article
The Coalition goes existential
The week’s events raise the age-old mystery: exactly what is this strange beast?
Article
Caravan or coalition?
Europe offers lessons for Australian parties uneasy at the prospect of having to talk to each other In the same week as Malcolm Turnbull called the 2016 Australian election, another conservative leader on the other side of the world did what his Australian counterpart has been saying he will never do. Thomas Strobl, chairman of...