Election 2019

Mineral wealth, Clive Palmer, and the corruption of Australian politics

May 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne Clive Palmer is reportedly spending A$70 million of his own money on his party’s campaign. How is it possible for one individual to [...]

Hawke’s Final Statement: I support Bill – Vote Labor. Australia needs Bill & Labor.

May 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

The late Bob Hawke Released his final statement which calls on Australians to support Bill Shorten and vote for Labor. In he said “Bill and his team have shown that [...]

PM: “Elections is about trust” – Can ScoMo be trusted? No!

April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

As the Prime Minister announced the election in the Prime Minister’s courtyard in Canberra he boldly declared that the election is about trust between him and Bill [...]

AMA Supports Labor’s Cancer Plan

April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

AMA President, Dr Tony Bartone, say the AMA welcomes Labor’s plan to make a significant investment to ease the cancer experience of Australian patients and their [...]

Dog whistles, regional visas and wage theft – immigration policy is again an election issue

April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Jock Collins, University of Technology Sydney This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is [...]

Government advertising may be legal, but it’s corrupting our electoral process

April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Joo-Cheong Tham, University of Melbourne The Coalition government’s use of taxpayer money for political advertising – as much as A$136 million since January, according to [...]

Prime Minister expected to call the federal election this morning

April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Prime Minister is expected to call the federal election this morning. The ABC reports he will drive to Government House to meet with the GovernorGeneral. Both the Prime [...]