Scott Morrison hails 'miracle' as Coalition snatches unexpected victory
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Coalition has been re-elected in a shock result in which Labor lost seats in Queensland, Tasmania and NSW and failed to make more than minimal gains nationally.But former prime minister Tony Abbott has been routed in Warringah, defeated by high profile independent Zali Steggall, after a bitter c...
Coalition likely to win election in Trump-like upset, but Abbott loses Warringah
Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Against expectations, Scott Morrison has led the Coalition government back to power.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-NDWith 57% of votes counted in the election, the ABC is projecting that the Coalition will win 74 of the 151 seats, to 66 for Labor and six crossbenchers. Six seats remain in do...
what we know about the results of Election 2019 so far
Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation
As of 10.01pm Saturday, May 18 2019:...
Bob Hawke, the environmental PM, bequeathed a huge 'what if' on climate change
Marc Hudson, Researcher, University of Manchester, University of Manchester
Since the news broke of his passing, Bob Hawke has been feted as the “environmental prime minister”. From saving the Franklin River, to protecting Antarctica from mining, conservationists have praised his environmental legacy in the same way economists have lauded his financial reforms. ...
the social and demographic factors that influence your vote
Rob J Hyndman, Professor of Statistics, Monash University
Your income, type of work, where you were born, and other social and demographic factors influences your vote more than you may think.The Conversation / ShutterstockAustralia has changed in many ways over the past two decades. Rising house prices, country-wide improvements in education, an ageing po...
Bob Hawke was master of managing government
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
It’s always easy to romanticise the past – in celebrating the prime ministership of Bob Hawke it is important to remember it had its peaks and troughs.Trouble marked many years – the fall of ministers, nasty spats between the PM and his treasurer – and it ended badly. After w...
Vic Stockwell’s Puzzle is an unlikely survivor from a different epoch
Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au.On the western side of Mount Bartle Frere, the…
for the best election predictions, look to the betting markets, not the opinion polls
It turns out that betting markets are quite good predictors, on average.www.shutterstock.comOpinion polls haven’t done too well in some important recent elections…
economics isn't an end itself. There has to be a social benefit
When I was growing up in Adelaide in the 1970s I wanted to be like Bob Hawke. Other kids generally wanted to be cricket, football or rock stars. I wanted to be a researc…
GetUp!'s brand of in-your-face activism is winning elections – and making enemies
GetUp! protesters outside the second leaders' debate in Adelaide earlier this month.David Mariuz/AAPIt can be hard for a political cause to get noticed in a jaded world …
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the passing of Bob Hawke
University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Leigh Sullivan speaks to Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the passing of former Labor prime minist…
As we face pressing global issues, the pavilions of Venice Biennale are a 21st century anomaly
One of the most powerful images at this year's Venice Biennale is Christoph Büchel's Barca Nostra, 2018-2019, Shipwreck 18th of April 2015. La Biennale di VeneziaTh…
