Research stories
NSW Liberals' factional battles stand in way of reform, but changes in participation demand it
By Marija Taflaga, PhD candidate, ANU School of Politics and International Relations A recent ABC Four Corners program once again put the spotlight on the “cold war” in the New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party over internal party democracy. The conflict is not just a dispute over…
Lessons from the Depression era in how to lose government in a single term
By Dr Benjamin T Jones, ARC Research Fellow, ANU School of History Come July 2, Bill Shorten and Labor are hoping they will party like it’s 1931. That was the last election when a first-term government was given its marching orders. While there are certainly differences between Labor’s…
Why do we find it so hard to move on from the 80s?
By Associate Professor Frank Bongiorno, ANU School of History Why is it that the current darling of the pop scene, Taylor Swift, called her best-selling album (released in 2014) 1989? It was, granted, the year of her birth - but among her inspirations for it, she cited the 80s pop group Fine…
Spanish rock star Rosendo at ANU
One of Spain’s most influential rock stars Rosendo Mercado will perform with School of Music students at The Australian National University (ANU) on Friday ahead of his gig at ANU on Saturday 2 April. The rock star who is known to his fans only by his first name, will be available for a…
Gap between rich and poor extends to views on retirement age: poll
By Matthew Gray and Rob Bray, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Only a minority of Australians favour current policy settings to increase the Age Pension age, according to the recently released ANU poll on ageing and money. Across the population only 15% of those polled in October…
Making Love — and Nations
Why was love across ethnic boundaries in colonial nations so dangerous? For one thing, it threatened to wrench nations apart because it risked binding them together. By Professor Ann McGrath, Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, ANU Staunchly opposed to marriages outside his nation…
New ANU project to research post-election disputes and their causes
An Australian National University political scientist has won an esteemed ARC grant for an international project investigating why some political parties in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia reject election results. Dr Svitlana Chernykh, an ANU School of Politics and International Relations lecturer…