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Competence and vision: how to be a successful opposition

Competence and vision: how to be a successful opposition

Winning government from opposition broadly involves three stages: establishing competence, offering an alternative vision of government, and surviving...

08.10.2025 7

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Jill Sheppard

Federal election feel like ages ago? Parliament is now back. Here’s your political refresher

The 48th parliament is about to begin. Here’s who will be there, what’s on the agenda, and the political and policy challenges ahead.

21.07.2025 10

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Jill Sheppard

Every 3 years, we play the election date waiting game. Are fixed terms the solution?

Many Western democracies have fixed terms on a federal level. But Australian governments have long resisted a change that would make them cede...

27.03.2025 10

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Jill Sheppard