Pat Leslie
@palesl.bsky.social
Politics researcher at ANU (Australian politics, comparative institutions, quantitative methods).
patleslie.net
fan: Sheffield United F.C. ⚔️
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fan: Sheffield United F.C. ⚔️
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Pat Leslie
@palesl.bsky.social
· Apr 28
My piece on the voting behaviour of the teals has made it to the AusJPS. New, improved and open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
Legislators talk less about the future as they age | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
What's that you say? There are unexamined assumptions in the literature? Time to fire up RStudio!!
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What's that you say? There are unexamined assumptions in the literature? Time to fire up RStudio!!
Tune in to 730 on ABC tonight for an interior shot of our kitchen! @jillesheppard.bsky.social
I did a whole segment teaching Jacob Grieber how to make Birria tacos but they cut it 😡
I did a whole segment teaching Jacob Grieber how to make Birria tacos but they cut it 😡
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Tune in to 730 on ABC tonight for an interior shot of our kitchen! @jillesheppard.bsky.social
I did a whole segment teaching Jacob Grieber how to make Birria tacos but they cut it 😡
I did a whole segment teaching Jacob Grieber how to make Birria tacos but they cut it 😡
Man pool nuggets are probably the most delicious food out there
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Man pool nuggets are probably the most delicious food out there
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NEW PAPER: What happens if you create a committee for the future? Its members bring future focused speech back with them to plenary. Now out in Legislative Studies Quarterly, written together w/ bluesky-less Vesa Koskimaa doi.org/10.1111/lsq.... (1/n)
A More Future‐Oriented Legislature? The Impact of a Permanent “Future Committee” on the Temporal Focus of MPs
Political short-sightedness is commonly considered a problem for democracies struggling with long-term challenges, but few proposed cures for political myopia have been implemented. We study the worl...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEW PAPER: What happens if you create a committee for the future? Its members bring future focused speech back with them to plenary. Now out in Legislative Studies Quarterly, written together w/ bluesky-less Vesa Koskimaa doi.org/10.1111/lsq.... (1/n)
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NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a lawn appreciator. Look at the work from the ANU groundskeepers on this! It was a massive muddy puddle two or three years ago. Bravo
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a lawn appreciator. Look at the work from the ANU groundskeepers on this! It was a massive muddy puddle two or three years ago. Bravo
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New edited volume just dropped! Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions, and Development edited by Chen Zhiwu, myself, and Ma Debin is now able as a free PDF/ePub download. 1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Quantitative History of China
This Open Access book showcases a collection of new findings concerning China's political, social, and economic history based on large historical datasets.
link.springer.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
New edited volume just dropped! Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions, and Development edited by Chen Zhiwu, myself, and Ma Debin is now able as a free PDF/ePub download. 1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Canberra libs wouldn't want more than 10 members anyway because they would run out of fingers to run the numbers
Mark Parton is the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, which means 44 per cent of the current party room members (4 out of 9) have now served as leader
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Canberra libs wouldn't want more than 10 members anyway because they would run out of fingers to run the numbers
dear me
The Canberra Liberals' leader and her deputy are stepping down, a week and a half after the former leader and another backbencher were suspended from the party room for crossing the floor
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Breaking: Leanne Castley steps down as Canberra Liberals leader
Leanne Castley's resignation comes after weeks of silence following the removal of Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain from the Canberra Liberals party room.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
dear me
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I’m honoured to be featured alongside some of Australia’s biggest names in wonkdom in the summer issue of Inflection Points.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I’m honoured to be featured alongside some of Australia’s biggest names in wonkdom in the summer issue of Inflection Points.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
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Some very interesting #auspol results on contributors to the housing crisis & policy preferences from the MQ Housing and Urban Research Centre that show a strong partisan split
Results are also filtered by age, housing tenure & property investment in the report
www.mq.edu.au/__data/asset...
Results are also filtered by age, housing tenure & property investment in the report
www.mq.edu.au/__data/asset...
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Some very interesting #auspol results on contributors to the housing crisis & policy preferences from the MQ Housing and Urban Research Centre that show a strong partisan split
Results are also filtered by age, housing tenure & property investment in the report
www.mq.edu.au/__data/asset...
Results are also filtered by age, housing tenure & property investment in the report
www.mq.edu.au/__data/asset...
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Recast this with 65 year Olds and I'm sold
here's one of the ads
October 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Recast this with 65 year Olds and I'm sold
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Absolutely nothing to see here
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry
Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Absolutely nothing to see here
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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see also a new pre-print on the same type of network from Eve Cheng and myself:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
see also a new pre-print on the same type of network from Eve Cheng and myself:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
ellmer, an absolutely incredible piece of software. ellmer.tidyverse.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:25 AM
ellmer, an absolutely incredible piece of software. ellmer.tidyverse.org
Always thought provoking. Never thought about freedom of speech as the Socratic method of liberalism. Thank you @clothedvillainy.bsky.social
substack.com/@clothedvill...
substack.com/@clothedvill...
Liberalism for me, but not for thee
Engaging seriously with the question of political non-violence
substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Always thought provoking. Never thought about freedom of speech as the Socratic method of liberalism. Thank you @clothedvillainy.bsky.social
substack.com/@clothedvill...
substack.com/@clothedvill...
I’ll go first. I like to celebrate by announcing the return of the Electoral Regulation Research Network working paper series!
With yours truly as its editor (with Dr Eden Blazejak, and Dr Peta Stephenson)
If you’ve got an idea for a short paper, get in touch!!
law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/errn...
With yours truly as its editor (with Dr Eden Blazejak, and Dr Peta Stephenson)
If you’ve got an idea for a short paper, get in touch!!
law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/errn...
September 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I’ll go first. I like to celebrate by announcing the return of the Electoral Regulation Research Network working paper series!
With yours truly as its editor (with Dr Eden Blazejak, and Dr Peta Stephenson)
If you’ve got an idea for a short paper, get in touch!!
law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/errn...
With yours truly as its editor (with Dr Eden Blazejak, and Dr Peta Stephenson)
If you’ve got an idea for a short paper, get in touch!!
law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/errn...
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Parliamentary Library hosting a lecture on AI and civic participation [15 September] events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5ecd00...
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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September 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Parliamentary Library hosting a lecture on AI and civic participation [15 September] events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5ecd00...