🚨 New article by me and Jordan McSwiney in The Conversation about One Nation’s long history of dysfunction, infighting and scandal, and why this is will be one of the biggest barriers to the party translating its polling surge into electoral success theconversation.com/can-one-nati...

And this is one of *two* books on the populist radical right that you should be looking forward to in June 😃

Could Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point really gain traction in Australia? I spoke to Tory Shepherd from @theguardian.com for this piece ✍️ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

New year and new article out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social with Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge & Luke Dean: Mapping the ‘fringe’ in Australian local politics We provide the first systematic analysis of fringe candidates in the 2024 NSW & VIC local government elections. 🧵

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Osmond Chiu (@redrabbleroz.bsky.social) analyses the electoral success of the Australian Labor Party, and the prospects for Anthony Albanese's second term

Rob Manwaring and I are in British Politics this January. We examine the policy and ideological orientation of Keir Starmer’s Labour government through a comparative analysis with five recent centre-left governments. It's open access too! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social 📚 Three volumes ⭐ 431 entries 🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world A very short 🧵

Here is our conversation article accompanying the launch of our report!

Was great to work on this report with Adele Webb and @maxgroemping.bsky.social! I learnt a lot working on this report, and I'm glad it's out there in the world.

🎁 Christmas has come early for @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & me with the publication of our article "The geography of the party on the ground: Local branches in Italy and Sweden in the late twentieth century" in @politicalgeography.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This week's Tallyroom podcast is essential listening for understanding the modern Australian Labor Party. 👏 friends of POP: host @benraue.com in conversation with @redrabbleroz.bsky.social www.tallyroom.com.au/63678

Great to see this event we organised, with funds from @auspsa.bsky.social and featuring George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social has been made into a podcast by UTS Impact Studios. pod.link/1760672339/e...

Today's podcast is with Sarah Cameron about the 2025 Australian Election Study. We discuss generational and gender splits, Peter Dutton's (lack of) popularity, changing attitudes to the USA and voter dealignment. www.tallyroom.com.au/63669 #auspol

Rob and I are in the Conversation this week!

Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉 PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation? A 🧵

🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

stories out of the Australian Senate inquiry into University Governance are horrific - but what several people testified about @ouranu.bsky.social today is beyond the pale. All solidarity with brave Liz Allen www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

@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). 😱🏠💰🗣️ reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...

We know the Albanese government won by a landslide in the 2025, but does this mean that Albo's model of 'consensus politics' is the way to go? @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social & Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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...

Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media. It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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...

Latest issue out now! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x... With @eunicegoes.bsky.social Grant Duncan @claire-ainsley.bsky.social @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social Rob Manwaring Jörg Michael Dostal @pjsloman.bsky.social Archie Brown @nicholasdjames.bsky.social @iaindocherty.bsky.social Jon Shaw

🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science The good news: it’s open access The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!

Fun fact: On Meta, during the #FederalElection Anti-Nuclear\LNP orgs outspent pro-Nuclear/LNP ones d almost 3:1. Me in the Conversation looking at the biggest third party spenders on Meta in the federal election. #AusPol theconversation.com/follow-the-m...

Larissa Waters is the Greens' new leader. Besides having an apt surname for an ecological party leader, what do we know about her? And what might we expect from her leadership of Australia's largest minor party? New piece from me in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/fresh-start-...

Gracias Pepe. DEP

Rob and I have a new(ish) article in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. In the paper we discuss the extent to which the first term Albanese Labor Government reshaped Australia's political economy. It's open access too!

I'll be chatting to comrades at the Migrant Workers Centre on June 18th about some of my research on temporary labour migration and the ALP government. Registration is free and open to all!

I was going to post a photo of me holding this book HOT OFF THE PRESS but my airline has lost my luggage so have a read of this blog post and then go and get a copy of @ptheodoropoulos.bsky.social's new book. I have read it and it's brilliant! Also ask for your institutional library to buy a copy.

Blog post summarising the night is up, and I'm going to bed www.tallyroom.com.au/60426 #ausvotes

Where can I file my complaint that there is no sausage sizzle in Australia House in London?

The boom in early voting has consequences for campaign timing and strategies Today I spoke with the ABC about how major, minor and independent candidates are adapting their campaigns to this new normal in different ways www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

My piece on the voting behaviour of the teals has made it to the AusJPS. New, improved and open access. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

"The Distinctive Vocabularies of Right-Wing Populists" by Stefano Ondelli & me, out in the new issue of Government & Opposition. We examine the keywords of Trump, Le Pen & Salvini, compared to some of their principal mainstream rivals. A bit of a thread...🧵 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#OtD 25 Apr 1945 Milan and Turin were liberated from fascism following workers' uprisings and a general strike. The date has since been celebrated as Italy's annual 'Day of Liberation'. Learn more in our podcast series on the Italian resistance: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9705...

Was great to catch with these two legends and yap a bit about the declining major party primary vote amongst other things!

I’ve got a piece in @australia.theguardian.com breaking down the decisive Senate contests and how the Senate is likely to play out. #ausvotes

In today's @theconversation.com, @duncanmcdonnell.bsky.social, Ferran Martinez i Coma and I write about Gen-Z turnout in Australia: theconversation.com/47-of-gen-z-... A short thread on our main takeaways, based on our survey of over 1,300 Gen-Z Australians:

Does anyone in Auspol world know if previous election campaigns have had debates from energy ministers? #auspol

"An instructive case in understanding how centre-left parties seek to renew and update their historic missions" Rob Manwaring and Emily Foley consider the achievements, complexities and contradictions of the Albanese government in Australia.

Here’s a tldr of an article that Rob and I have recently published in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social

"When people want to protest a government policy, but have no political leverage because they’re not citizens of that country, boycotting corporations or brands gives them a voice." POP-star @erinobrien.bsky.social in the Conversation today: theconversation.com/trouble-at-t...

Today is the first of eight podcast episodes covering the federal election. Today's episode is with @benmoffitt.bsky.social, talking about the right-wing minor parties and the NSW seat of Hunter. #ausvotes www.tallyroom.com.au/59493

After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal theconversation.com/after-30-yea...

CALL FOR PAPERS Our annual APSA Political Organisations and Participation @popgroupaus.bsky.social research group workshop is being held 5-6 June at the Uni of Canberra. Limited financial support available for ECRs and HDRs travelling from outside Canberra. Short abstracts due 7 April.

In my attempts to get my head around posting on yet another app-here’s a piece Josh Sunman and I wrote about Labor’s messaging in the lead up to the federal election!