| ISBN |
9781925523157 (paperback) |
| 1925523152 |
| Author |
Bongiorno, Frank, 1969- |
| Title |
Elections matter : ten Federal elections that shaped Australia / edited by Benjamin T. Jones, Frank Bongiorno and John Uhr. |
| Portion of title |
10 Federal ellections that shaped Australia |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Clayton, Victoria : Monash Univerity Publishing, [2018] |
| ©2018. |
| Description |
xviii, 294 pages : charts ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1.1901: Getting the Job Done / Marian Simms -- 2.1910: Fisher Leads Labor to Victory / John Uhr -- 3.1929: The Patrician and the Orator / Alex Millmow -- 4.1940: What to Do in an Electoral Draw / Benjamin T. Jones -- 5.1954: Did Petrov Matter? / Bridget Brooklyn -- 6.1969: `Our Politics Are No Longer Frozen' / Richard Reid -- 7.1987: Labor Makes It Three / Frank Bongiorno -- 8.1996: Lazarus Rises / Jill Sheppard -- 9.2001: Boats, Terror and Legacy / Marija Taflaga -- 10.2010: Another Hung Parliament / Isobelle Barrett Meyering. |
| Summary |
In a world of fake news and populist politics, elections can seem like theatre. With growing rates of informal votes and a perceived narrowing of differences between the major parties, do Australian elections really matter? Taking ten examples, this book argues that elections do matter (even when you think they don’t). It is not just elections with memorable jingles or triumphant campaigns from opposition to government that can shape the nation. Could it be that the Labor loss in 1969 formed the country more than the famous win in 1972? Or did the return of the Coalition in 1954 have more impact than securing government in 1949? Elections Matter looks at prime ministers and policies that never were and examines how the democratic process could have produced a different country. Had key elections taken a different turn, Australia might have had a different constitution, a different head of state, a different health and education system and a different foreign policy approach. This book looks at ten elections that formed Australia. |
| Subjects |
Australia. -- Parliament -- Elections |
| Political campaigns -- Australia |
| Political campaigns -- Australia -- 21st century |
| Political parties -- Australia |
| Political parties -- Australia -- History |
| Politics and government -- Australia |
| Elections -- Australia -- History |
| Elections -- Australia |
| Democracy |
| Democracy -- Australia |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945 |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945- |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- 20th century |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Jones, Benjamin T., 1982- (editor.) |
| Bongiorno, Frank, 1969- (author) |
| Uhr, John, 1951 - (editor) |
| Call number |
2020.096 |
