Australia’s election result took many by surprise. The polls may have been predicting a win for the Labor Party, but instead it is the Coalition led by Scott Morrison that was...

The votes have been cast and we have a winner, but why didn’t the polls see it coming? This week on Democracy Sausage Mark and the panel pick over a Queensland backlash, the...

If you start an election behind in the polls, will you finish behind? And does voter fatigue explain why so many Australians have already cast their votes in pre-polling? (more…)

Scott Schakelford, Angie Raymond, and Abbey Stemler discuss social media’s influence on democracies, and what international law has to say about data sharing. (more…)

An expert panel from The Australian National University discusses Australia’s changing roles and responsibilities in an increasingly globalised world. (more…)

From accidentally praising your own political announcements on social media to celebrating in the wake of announcing a budget emergency, policy and political communication are challenging and when done badly can...