Why has the govt fallen so far short of the Murphy Report's recommendations despite around 80% of Australians wanting gambling ads banned? This week's episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ unpacks the politics behind the federal govt's gambling reform package. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Is a policy that students, staff & VCs all say has failed still standing because no one in govt wants to spend the political capital to fix it? Catch the discussion on the latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️. @markgkenny.bsky.social @marijataflaga.bsky.social. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

#ICYMI, Karen Barlow from @thesaturdaypaper.com.au joined @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on last week's #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to make sense of Labor's conference of conformity, the Pyongyang PMO, and the rise of One Nation. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Why has social cohesion — a concept researchers still can't agree how to measure — become one of the most contested ideas in Australian politics? Dr Michael Zekulin chats w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on the latest #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

📰 'Why the tide may be turning against global political intolerance' #AUViews Read the latest piece from AuSI Director Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social on shifting political currents worldwide. 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... via @canberratimes.bsky.social

Is social media now a more powerful force reshaping Australian democracy than any politician, party, or policy? Hear from author of 'Angertainment' @edcoper.bsky.social on the latest ep of #DemocracySausage w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

"Under Peter Dutton, surrendering the cities was always a high-risk strategy. Under Taylor it is several orders of magnitude crazier because the rural-regional base has already slipped from the Coalition." #AUViews 📰 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... @markgkenny.bsky.social @canberratimes.bsky.social

Fresh #DemocracySausage is out! 🌭🎙️ @zalisteggall.bsky.social & @allegraspender.bsky.social join @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to unpack the launch of Community Strong Australia — its logic, its irony, & whether teal voters will get on board. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

📢 Special Lecture – Andrew Fisher: So Much More Than a Prime Minister Join AuSI Foundation Fellow David Headon as he delivers a #FirstEightProject lecture at the Royal Australian Historical Society next week. 📌 Thu 9 Jul, 1–2pm 🎟️ In-person & online 👉 www.rahs.org.au/shop/tickets...

📢 New #DemocracySausage episode is out now! 🌭🎙️ Political Scientist @palesl.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to make sense of the collapse of the Starmer government and the rise of Andy Burnham. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

With One Nation rising in the polls, big questions loom. #ICYMI Jason Koutsoukis joined @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to unpack the threats to Labor & the Liberals & what they need to do to arrest decline in the polls. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

' ... a model for future examinations of Indigenous artists.’ Judith Ryan review ‘Peter Marralwanga: Painter of the Djang of Western Arnhem Land’ in the latest issue of @austbookreview.bsky.social! www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/c...

Judith Ryan reviews ‘Peter Marralwanga: Painter of the Djang of western Arnhem Land’ by Luke Taylor and Ivan Namirrkki

Peter Marralwanga: Painter of the Djang of western Arnhem Land is an exemplary examination of the life, art, culture, and genealogy of Peter Marralwanga, one of the great Kuninjku figurative masters o...

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"If Hanson rates governmental accountability so lowly that even when she could use it to her advantage, she goes missing, imagine her contempt for being answerable herself were she PM." #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

Fresh #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ episode just dropped! Rüçhan Kaya, A/Prof of Political Science @austincollege.bsky.social, joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss the drift towards popularism & nationalism in liberal democratic countries. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Can Australia manage the tensions between our strategic relationship with China and the alliance with the US? China expert, Graeme Smith @anubellschool.bsky.social joins #DemocracySausage w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss China, and our relationship. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

NEW #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ ep! Treasurer, Dr @jimchalmers.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss the budget, Angus Taylor's reply & the challenges of ‘getting it right’ in today’s volatile political & economic landscape. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Recent survey findings suggest a radically different Australia and an almost unthinkable headline: "Barnaby Joyce, Australia's smartest politician". #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

📢 Book Launch 📘 'Andrew Fisher – So much more than a Prime Minister', authored by AuSI Foundation Fellow, Prof David Headon AM. #FirstEightProject 📌 Fri 12 Jun, 2:30pm at the Whitlam Institute @westernsydneyu.bsky.social Register here 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/events/book-...

Josh Black and I will be in conversation with Naomi Parry Duncan, this Saturday, 30 May, at Gardners Inn Hotel, Blackheath, at 4pm on our book on the Hawke Government. If you're going to be in the Blue Mountains, come and share your thoughts and memories! gleebooks.com.au/pages/14377-...

Has the social deficits of broken promises put the government 'on the ropes'? Hear from @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on the latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ as they analyse Labor's 'chin-leading' budget. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

#ICYMI, psephologist @benraue.com & political scientist @jillesheppard.bsky.social joined #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ LIVE at ANU w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to unpack the Farrer by-election result & its implications for #auspol & beyond. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

What will the Farrer by‑election results mean for Australian politics? Catch a live #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ recording with leading political experts @benraue.com @jillesheppard.bsky.social @markgkenny.bsky.social @marijataflaga.bsky.social. 📌Mon 11 May, 6:30pm. 👉 events.humanitix.com/farrer-by-el...

Unpacking the Farrer by-election results

Get tickets on Humanitix - Unpacking the Farrer by-election results. ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), 146 Ellery Cres, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. Monday 11th May 2026. Find event informa...

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This week on #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social sit down with Professor Nicholas Biddle to dig into Australia's fiscal paradox and make sense of the observations of Australian voters in this 'age of pessimism'. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Strait of Hormuz tensions are disrupting global energy markets — what’s the risk for Australia’s energy security & critical supply chains? 📢Panel discussion feat. #ANUexperts & guest speakers 📌Thu 7 May, 5pm 💻Online & in-person at ANU China in the World More info 👉 iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

"One way to save the situation would be to show these voters that democracy works - that it can be as dynamic as the times demand & can deliver change, innovation, fairness. And a future." #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

#ICYMI this piece by AuSI Director @markgkenny.bsky.social explores how Medicare—though not originally his idea—defined the Labor PM Bob Hawke & infuriated his opponents with its radical promise of a fairer, healthier society. #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... via @aunz.theconversation.com

Can Keir Starmer's leadership survive & who are the likely contenders? Elizabeth Ames joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on the latest ep of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to unpack the dynamics ahead of the UK’s upcoming Council elections in May. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

#ICYMI: The newest volume in #TheFirstEightProject series launched at Parliament House last month. 'Andrew Fisher – So much more than a Prime Minister', by AuSI Foundation Fellow Prof David Headon AM, is the sixth monograph exploring the lives & legacies of Australia’s early PMs. 📖👉 bit.ly/420H21F

"There is a palpable sense that Australia might be on the cusp of a serious political fracture." #AUViews #auspol Read more 📰👉 bit.ly/3R6iMsD by Professor @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

The latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ dives into the US military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for global security. Jennifer Parker joins @markgkenny.bsky.social to unpack the strategy, the risks, and Australia’s role. Listen here 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...