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I provide regular media commentary on political parties, electoral law and party regulation, Australian politics and comparative politics.

In 2016 I worked in partnership with Fairfax Media and Kieskompas to deliver the Your Vote voting advice application. Prior to this, I worked in conjunction with Vox Pop Labs and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to deliver Vote Compass for the 2015 NSW State Election and the 2013 Australian Federal Election.

Public Talks and Forums

RN Talks: Fixing the partiesHave our major parties had their day?

Blogs and Opinion Pieces from 2017

Understanding populism: how leaders can better sell economic reformWhile populism is considered a threat to democracy, there are in fact lessons our leaders can learn from the experience of populism in other countries.

Time for debate over party regulation?The current inquiry by the federal parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JCSEM) into the conduct of the 2016 federal election should be an opportunity for real debate over par…

Learning from that £1,600 duck house: now Australia tries to get to grips with parliamentary expensesAustralia is to get a new authority to oversee parliamentary expenses claims, and it will be modelled on Britain’s IPSA – which was also set up after a major expenses scandal. Anika Gau…

Blogs and Opinion Pieces from 2016

Australia's Unusual ElectionOn July 2, Australians will head to the polls. Malcolm Turnbull, the prime minister, is seeking a second term for his conservative Liberal-National coalition against Bill Shorten’s Labor Party.

What You Can Learn About Europe From EurovisionNo, this is not a fan article.

This is why Australia churns through leaders so quicklyGoodbye, Tony Abbott. Hello, Malcolm Turnbull (for now).

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