Double dissolution : the 2016 australian election / Anika Gauja [and three others], (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gauja, Anika, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia. Parliament--Elections--2016.

Australia.

Elections--Australia--2016.

Elections.

Political campaigns--Australia--21st century.

Political campaigns.

Australia--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 690 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Search Results Acton, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press, [2018]

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2016 Australian federal election. Won by the Liberal National Coalition by the slimmest of margins, the result created a climate of political uncertainty that threatened the governments lower house majority. While the campaign might have lacked the theatre of previous elections, it provides significant insights into the contemporary political and policy challenges facing Australian democracy and society today. In this, the 16th edited collection of Australian election studies, 41 contributors from a range of disciplines bring an unprecedented depth of expertise to the 2016 contest. The book covers the context, key battles and issues in the campaign, and reports and analyses the results in detail. It provides an evaluation of the role of political actors such as the parties, independents, the media, interest groups and GetUp!, and examines election debate in the online space. Experts from a range of policy fields provide an analysis of election issues ranging from the economy and industrial relations to social policy, the environment, and gender and sexuality. Each of the chapters is written on the basis of in depth and original research, providing new insights into this important political event.

Contents:

Double Disillusion: Analysing the 2016 Australian Federal Election / Anika Gauja, Peter Chen, Jennifer Curtin and Juliet Pietsch

Part One. Campaign Themes and Context. Im Not Expecting to Lose : The Election Overview and Campaign Narrative / Marija Taflaga and John Wanna

The Ideological Contest: Election 2016 / Carol Johnson

Turnbull versus Shorten: The Major Party Leadership Contest / Paul Strangio and James Walter

National Polls, Marginal Seats and Campaign Effects / Murray Goot

The Campaign that Wasnt: Tracking Public Opinion over the 44th Parliament and the 2016 Election Campaign / Simon Jackman and Luke Mansillo

Part Two. Reporting and Analysing the Results. The House of Representatives Results / Ben Raue

The Senate Results / Antony Green

The States and Territories / Ferran Martinez i Coma and Rodney Smith

Changing Leaders, Mediscare and Business as Usual: Electoral Behaviour / Clive Bean

Part Three. Actors and Arenas. The Australian Labor Partys Campaign / Rob Manwaring

The Liberal Party of Australias Campaign / Nicholas Barry

The Australian Greens Campaign / Stewart Jackson

The National Party of Australias Campaign: Further Back from the Brink / Geoff Cockfield and Jennifer Curtin

The Minor Parties Campaigns / Glenn Kefford

Independents Return and the Almost Hung Parliament / Jennifer Curtin

Interest Groups and the Election / Darren R. Halpin and Bert Fraussen

GetUp! in Election 2016 / Ariadne Vromen

Still the Main Source: The Established Media / Andrea Carson and Brian McNair

Non-Mainstream Media Coverage / Peter Chen

The Election Online: Debate, Support, Community / Scott Wright, Verity Trott and William Lukamto

Part Four. Policy Debates. Economic Policy Debates / Damien Cahill and Matthew D.J. Ryan

The Industrial Relations Policy and Penalty / David Peetz

Mediscare!: Social Issues / Amanda Elliot and Rob Manwaring

Continuity and Change: Environmental Policy and the Coming Energy Transition / Rebecca Pearse

Refugee Policy: A Cruel Bipartisanship / Sara Dehm and Max Walden

Ignore Us at Your Peril, Because We Vote Too: Indigenous Policy / Diana Perche

Rainbow Labor and a Purple Policy Launch: Gender and Sexuality Issues / Blair Williams and Marian Sawer

Migrant and Ethnic Politics in the 2016 Election / James Jupp and Juliet Pietsch

Conclusion: The Implications of the 2016 Federal Election / Anika Gauja, Peter Chen, Jennifer Curtin and Juliet Pietsch.

Notes:

Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information).

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781760461867

1760461865

Publisher Number:

10.22459/DD.04.2018

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access