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Political Organisations and Participation Research Group
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We are an AusPSA sub-group interested in connecting and sharing around political organisations (parties, interest groups, social movement organisations, etc.) and participation (voting, deliberation, engagement, protest, advocacy, etc.).
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Political Organisations and Participation Research Group @popgroupaus.bsky.social · Nov 19
Hello! We're a subgroup of the Australian Political Science Association - interested in connecting / sharing around political organisations (parties, interest groups, unions etc) and participation (voting, deliberation, protest etc).

We've got a LinkedIn group too:
www.linkedin.com/groups/14554...
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katrinebeau.bsky.social
Please to see my book chapter co-authored with @blairwilliams26.bsky.social on gender equality in state politics is finally out!

Check it out!
blairwilliams26.bsky.social Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 7d
There's been a lot happening in state politics this week.

And what good timing - my latest chapter co-authored with @katrinebeau.bsky.social exploring how state and territory legislatures have helped (or hindered) the quest for gender equality in Australia has just been published!

#AusPol
The State of Gender Equality: Victories and Challenges Across Australia
This chapter compares the performance of State and Territory governments on gendered political leadership and gender equality policies. We establish a series of indicators grouped into three categorie...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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benmoffitt.bsky.social
Rather gobsmacked & honoured to find that I have been named Australia's top researcher in political science by The Australian!
www.theaustralian.com.au/special-repo...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
Rob and I are in the Conversation this week!
aunz.theconversation.com The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 9d
After a series of missteps and about-faces, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has seen his popularity tank.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/is-the-...
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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duncanmcdonnell.com
In @aunz.theconversation.com today, @jholloway.bsky.social, Michelle Evans, & I discuss the key findings from our recent @poppublicsphere.bsky.social article on prospective Indigenous candidates:

theconversation.com/indigenous-p...
Indigenous political candidates face less voter bias than parties might think: new research
A world-first study involving 4,000 Australian adults shows political parties shouldn’t assume Indigenous candidates will face voter rejection.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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bspiesbutcher.bsky.social
Great piece from my colleague @alistairsisson.bsky.social exploring the implications of our voter data on the ##HousingCrisis
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As the home ownership dream fades, Australians may be open to a frank conversation about house prices
One of the most basic axioms in Australian politics is that voters support rising house prices. John Howard expressed this axiom when he infamously remarked that no one had ever told him “I'm angry wi...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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pandanuspetter.bsky.social
It's thrilled city population me today because Juliet Pietsch, @cosmohoward.bsky.social & I's latest Fair Go work is out now. Interested in what Aussies think Fair Go means & whether those beliefs explain attitudes to the inclusion of migrants? Check it out!

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Fairness and Belonging: Public Attitudes Towards Migration and Symbolic Boundaries
In Australia, ideals of fairness, merit, and inclusion are said to be reflected in national identity through the concept of the fair go. While the fair go embodies the right to fair opportunities for....
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November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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ariadnevromen.bsky.social
Very excited to announce our ECPR Joint Sessions workshop on Symbolic politics & policy, that I am co-directing with the inimitable Florence Faucher of Sciences Po
Please submit a paper and come join us for a great few days of discussion!
ecpr.bsky.social European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 23d
📢 Call for Papers OPEN 📢
✍️ Hone your research at the 2026 Joint Sessions 👇
❇️ get thorough feedback
❇️ join the interdisciplinary dialogue
❇️ build enduring networks

✅ 35 confirmed Workshops
📆 7–10 April, @polsciuibk.bsky.social
⌛ Submit by 3 Dec

#ecprjs26 #PoliSky
Academic Programme - ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026
Submissions close 3 December 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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ariadnevromen.bsky.social
This is such a lovely post on mentors in academia - they are there at the start, and many stay important all the way through your career. As a sounding board, or writing yet another reference for you!
I’ve been lucky to have three people I consider great mentors & who helped me pay it forward too
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 8
New, from me: I became a PhD student mostly because one person, Patricia Wallace Ingraham, told me I should do it.

She passed away recently, and it made me think about the role of mentorship in our lives. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
What it means to be a mentor
Who was the person that changed your life?
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August 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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anuausi.bsky.social
How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy?

#ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.

#AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...
Democracy Sausage Episode: Safety nets below and a roof above
Political scientists Mark Riboldi and Pandanus Petter join Democracy Sausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? W...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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pandanuspetter.bsky.social
@marijataflaga.bsky.social @markriboldi.bsky.social and I have a chat about UBIs & crisis thinking in housing and social welfare policy. I haven't listened, so if I say anything regrettable just know I've grown and changed since back then (yesterday). 😱🏠💰🗣️

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Democracy Sausage: Safety nets below and a roof above
Political scientists Mark Riboldi and Pandanus Petter join Democracy Sausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.
reporter.anu.edu.au
July 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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nathanfioritti.bsky.social
The latest from me in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-greens-e...
The Greens’ expulsion of a co-founder is unlikely to jeopardise the party’s future
The expulsion of co-founder Drew Hutton shows transgender rights and safety are not negotiable for the party.
theconversation.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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katrinebeau.bsky.social
Just so infuriating everything
ouranu.bsky.social Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · Jul 23
"You would think that after the Nixon Review you would increase support for the one dedicated teaching program and research program in gender studies and feminist thinking that we have in the university.”

Prof. Melinda Cooper @melindacooper.bsky.social

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/902190...
ANU feminists slam cuts for 'destroying' gender studies program
ANU leadership likened to Donald Trump's chainsaw cutting of public service.
www.canberratimes.com.au
July 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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pandanuspetter.bsky.social
Should we lower the voting age to 16, and if so should we make it compulsory? The gang (@jillesheppard.bsky.social, @powercleanpolitics.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social Faith Gordon) and I weigh in. Check it out!
theconversation.com/should-austr...
Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts
The UK wants to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election in 2029. 5 experts give their verdicts on if Australia should do the same.
theconversation.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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jholloway.bsky.social
Good idea. Australia's R&D investment is abysmal, and Australian big business in particular ride on the coattails of everyone else.
July 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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danielcaseycbr.bsky.social
Call for Papers: APSA T&L Group Workshop: AI and Digital Literacy in Teaching Political Studies – 11 and 12 September 2025

auspsa.org.au/job-alert/latest/apsa-tl-group-workshop-ai-and-digital-literacy-in-teaching-political-studies-11-and-12-september-2025/
APSA T&L Group Workshop: AI and Digital Literacy in Teaching Political Studies – 11 and 12 September 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association
Call for papers The Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Teaching and Learning Group invites abstracts for an upcoming education workshop to explore what it means for political studies grad...
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July 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
Hello Sydneysiders! On Tuesday 23rd Sep join Frank Bongiorno, George Megalogenis, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & me for our public event A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment. Registration is free & we'd love to see you there! events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...
A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment Please join us on at the University of Technology Sydney on Tuesday 23 September 2025, for a public event on the future of Australian democracy. Is Australia entering a new political era? With a record majority off a near record low primary vote, the new parliament continues the rise of new electoral coalitions, unsettling our assumptions about class, gender, race, and power. Our stellar panellists George Megalogenis, Frank Bongiorno, Elizabeth Humphrys, Ben Spies-Butcher, and Emily Foley will be engaged in a wide-ranging discussion exploring whether we’re witnessing a rupture or a realignment in Australian politics, and what it means for political life today. The conversation will explore how the traditional party duopoly is being eroded under pressure from shifting demographics, growing economic inequality, and increasing political disillusionment. What happens when the working class no longer feels represented, and when younger, more diverse voters no longer see themselves in the major parties? Tuesday 23 September — UTS Green Lecture Theatre Building 7 — Room 025 (full location details below) Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/a-new-australian-politics-rupture-or-realignment Speakers George Megalogenis is an author and journalist with over thirty years’ experience in the media, including over a decade in the federal parliamentary press gallery. His latest Quarterly Essay, Minority Report, explores the strategies and secret understandings of a political culture under pressure. Frank Bongiorno is based at the Australian National University and author of several works of Australian history, including The Eighties: The Decade That Transformed Australia (2015) and Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia (2022). He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Australian Academy of Humanities. Elizabeth Humphrys is the Head of Discipline of Social and Political Scie…
July 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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markriboldi.bsky.social
"Part of a worldwide trend towards right-wing populism, Advance will likely continue to be at the centre of conservative politics in Australia."

Me writing for @theconversation.com on conservative campaign group Advance.

theconversation.com/right-wing-p...
Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Here’s what the group’s all about.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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katrinebeau.bsky.social
New paper from my colleagues. But also love that the staff-led campaign against ANU budget cuts gets tag here
July 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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ariadnevromen.bsky.social
Thank you for the incredibly engaged review of our book Story Tech! - currently available free online 📚
June 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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benraue.com
Today's blog post uses my dataset of election results adjusted to modern boundaries dating back to 2025 to look at how each seat's position *relative to other seats* has changed over that time, and since 2022. The article focuses solely on 2PP for simplicity's sake #ausvotes
How seats changed relative to Australia in 2025
I’ve previously posted a number of times before about the dataset I have compiled of election results since 2004, adjusted for 2025 electoral boundaries. Most recently, prior to the election,…
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June 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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acarson.bsky.social
Join Us. 👇
As president of @auspsa.bsky.social we have sent a letter to Macquarie Uni @macqpac.bsky.social expressing our deep concern at proposed cuts to politics teaching and jobs. auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap...
APSA's letter to Macquarie University - Australian Political Studies Association
APSA Statement on Proposed Cuts at Macquarie University APSA has expressed deep concern over proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, including the resting of the...
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June 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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ammassarisofia.bsky.social
Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been published open access today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 💫

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on.

A quick 🧵:
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
We're in @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social's Political Insight this week unpacking a bit about what British parties could learn from Australia’s election journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
What British Parties Could Learn From Australia’s Election - Emily Foley, Zareh Ghazarian, Rob Manwaring, Ben Wellings, 2025
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June 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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duncanmcdonnell.com
We'll be kicking off the Seoul IPSA Conference on Sunday 13 July with a panel on "The Supply & Demand of Right-Wing Populism in the 2020s"

Featuring papers by @ammassarisofia.bsky.social, @dafnoukos.bsky.social, @benstanley.eu, @rheinisch.bsky.social, & me.

If you're not at church, do come along!
June 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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pandanuspetter.bsky.social
A really fascinating article which has come along just as I'm thinking about political place-making, representations of self and Bob Katter...
jas-jozstudies.bsky.social Journal of Australian Studies @jas-jozstudies.bsky.social · Jun 12
Next in 49.2, guest editor @sybiln.bsky.social examines the impact of Menzies' narrative of self as a child of the Victorian Mallee on shaping public knowledge about the regions.

#OzStudies #Menzies #elites #RegionalHistory #Mallee

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Screenshot of journal article. Title: "Robert Menzies’s Mallee: The Region as a Frame of Elite Struggle". Author: Sybil Nolan, University of Melbourne. Abstract: This article explores how Australia’s longest-serving prime minister, Sir Robert Menzies (1894–1978), framed his origin story as a child of the Victorian Mallee. By 1898, when Menzies was three, the Federation drought had begun. Local water trusts charged farmers and residents for water that often they were unable to deliver. The result was political conflict over water security. Although Menzies, who grew up in Jeparit, remembered the drought all his life, the water crisis itself received scant notice in his memoir, Afternoon Light (1967). This article considers the agency of elites in shaping public knowledge of the regions from which they rise and how critical elite history can use interdisciplinary approaches to produce new insights into elites and their social impact.
June 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM