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ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2019-20 14 APRIL 2020 Party leadership changes and challenges: a quick guide Cathy Madden Politics and Public Administration Since 2007 there has been a series of changes in the leadership of Australia’s largest political parties. For a party in government, this results in a change

Recent Senate electoral reform proposals Posted 8/02/2016 by Damon Muller Reform of the Senate electoral system is once again in the news, with reports that the Government wants to pass legislation enabling reform before the budget sitting (that is, effectively by 17 March). Other reports are suggesting that the Australian

FEBRUARY 21, 2013 The Tarkine: more than just a forest? Image source: Wikimedia Commons The recent statement by Greens leader Senator Christine Milne at the National Press Club that 'Labor has walked away from its agreement with the Greens…so be it', led to the airing of several government decisions that

AUGUST 2, 2012 Melbourne by-election results for the Greens Collins Street, Melbourne CBD Image source: Wikimedia Commons A by-election was conducted for the Victorian state electorate of Melbourne on Saturday 21 July 2012. Vote-counting and rechecking has now been completed, with the ALP emerging as the winning party with 51.51

  FEBRUARY 8, 2012 The Australian Greens 2008-2011 Image source: The Greens The Parliamentary Library has recently published a research paper which examines the electoral fortunes and parliamentary activities of the Australian Greens from 2008 to the end of the first year of the 43rd Commonwealth Parliament in 2011. The

Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 1 The Australian Green’s Bill ....................................................................................................................... 2 Existing statutory requirements .............................................................................................................. 3 Previous declarations ............................................................................................................................... 4 Background to the existing power ........................................................................................................... 5 The Malaysia Arrangement ...................................................................................................................... 6 Parliamentary scrutiny ............................................................................................................................. 9 Judicial review ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Concluding comments

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library RESEARCH BRIEF Information analysis and advice for the Parliament 14 March 2005, no. 13, 2004-05 ISSN 1832-2883 Commonwealth Election 2004 Part One of this election brief is partly a journal of record, partly a discussion of the campaign, and partly a