@emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
Research Associate at Flinders University Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Canberra University Casual at La Trobe University Union proud
Rob Manwaring and I were in Eureka Street last week talking about the emerging Burnham-ism! www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-...
The emerging Burnham-ism
New UK prime minister Andy Burnham wants to bring Manchester’s model of public ownership and devolution to Downing Street. But can Burnham-ism overcome fiscal constraints, entrenched centralisation an...
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My latest in @theconversation.com: "Hanson’s recent comments are not an aberration. Her anti-feminist and pro-men’s rights beliefs have been as consistent over the last 30 years as her racism and stance on immigration. It’s clear that men’s rights is central to Hanson’s political project." #AusPol
Pauline Hanson was once dubbed ‘queen of the men’s rights movement’. Her 30-year career shows why
As consistent as her beliefs on race and immigration, Hanson has been championing men’s rights causes for 30 years – at the expense of women.
theconversation.com
I got to contribute to the @aunz.theconversation.com new 5 part series on Australia's migration program. My article looks at the politics of immigration and unpacks how, despite declining net migration levels, anti-immigration sentiment continues to rise. theconversation.com/migration-is...
Migration is dropping, but public concern is climbing. Why?
As long as the debate stays politicised, anti-immigration sentiment will persist, and so will support for the parties that trade on it.
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Led by the formidable @phoebehayman.bsky.social, we're in the @aunz.theconversation.com this Monday morning. With Nick Barry, we turn our eyes to the upcoming Victorian state election. theconversation.com/why-the-whol...
Why the whole country will be watching Victoria’s November state election
This election is likely to be watched closely across the country because of what it reveals about the changing party system in Australia.
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New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: JRG didn’t reshape student choices - it deepened a curriculum crisis already underway. Thompson & Gerard find HASS course offerings at four universities fell by over 60% since 2017, driven by chronic underfunding, not the price signal. doi.org/10.1080/1036...
New in @ausjps: Kate Thompson & Kelly Gerard examine Job Ready Graduates, HASS curriculum rationalisation and the Australian regulatory state - showing how disciplines are pushed to articulate their value in economic terms.
Graduate employability, curriculum rationalisation, and the Australian regulatory state
In June 2020, the Australian Coalition Government introduced the Job Ready Graduates (JRG) policy, seeking to discourage student uptake of humanities and social sciences (HASS) courses by increasin...
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We've got a new paper out in the @ausjpolsci.bsky.social! We tracked the money behind minor parties and independents across electoral cycles. What we found confirms some key assumptions about political finance in Australia, but challenges others🧵
My article 'Measuring Descriptive Representation' was published this afternoon in Representation. In the paper I propose a new approach based on disproportionality, which makes better use of the data we have and avoids the very common pitfall of category concatenation. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
6 years ago, I started asking a question that political science had largely ignored: how & why do women get involved in PRR parties as grassroots members? Today, my 1st book proposes an answer. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is now out online with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/62754
Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right
Abstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s
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Happy budget day folks. The brilliant Claire Fitzpatrick and I are in the Conversation this morning talking about the some of the tensions between legacy and new media in the budget lock up. Thanks to Amanda at @aunz.theconversation.com for working with us on this.
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 4mo agoSocial media ‘influencers’ were dismissed in some quarters when they were allowed into the budget lock-up. But they carry huge clout and are here to stay.
Catch @phoebehayman.bsky.social, myself and other like-minded nerds live on @benraue.com's Tally Room tonight talking all things Farrer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaK...
Farrer Votes - Tally Room Live
YouTube video by The Tally Room
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Today's podcast previews this Saturday's Farrer by-election, with @markriboldi.bsky.social
Podcast #167 – Farrer by-election preview
Ben was joined by Mark Riboldi from UTS to preview this weekend’s Farrer by-election, and what it might imply about the Coalition’s bigger issues losing support to One Nation and indepe…
tallyroom.com.au
VIDEO: Coordinated booing at the Anzac Day Dawn Service. watch: youtu.be/6oFq_00l-Aw Who coordinated the booing at the 2026 Anzac Day Dawn Service? Same people as last year, really. Receipts herein.
Coordinated booing at the Anzac Day Dawn Service.
YouTube video by Tom Tanuki
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Two new papers out this week from our ARC Discovery project on agenda-setting in the High Court of Australia. A thread. @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social
Was great to write about the legacy of WorkChoices in @aunz.theconversation.com for their new Politics and Policy Series. doi.org/10.64628/AA....
WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals
Over the years, WorkChoices has become shorthand for policy disaster. It forever changed the political landscape on industrial relations reform.
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Is “fringe” politics entering Australian local government? Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge, Benjamin Moffitt and Luke Dean map fringe candidates in the 2024 NSW and Victorian council elections—and find almost one-quarter were elected. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social
Mapping the ‘fringe’ in Australian local politics: fringe political actors in the 2024 NSW and VIC local government elections
Local government in Australia has become a frontline for ‘fringe’ politics. Once confined to protest and disruption, far-right, anti-government, and conspiratorial actors are now contesting and win...
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Great to join @marijataflaga.bsky.social and Mark Kenny on the Democracy Sausage podcast! Together with my pal and colleague @joshsunman.bsky.social, we unpack One Nation's SA election results and turn our attention to the upcoming Vic election in November. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/o...
One Nation watershed
Podcast Episode · Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny · 26 March · 59min
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You can grab your weekend reading - a chapter on the Greens' federal campaign from Stewart Jackson and me - right here: doi.org/10.22459/L.2...
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ANU Press@anupress.bsky.social · 6mo agoAustralia’s 2025 election upended politics. Labor’s landslide, the Liberals’ collapse and a surging non-major vote are examined through campaigns, demographics, social media, AI, misinformation and the 'Trump effect' in this authoritative illustrated book. Get your copy doi.org/10.22459/L.2...
📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚 What really happened in the 2025 election? Hosted by renowned journalist Nick Bryant, join leading experts for the launch of 'Landslide: The 2025 Australian Federal Election'. 🗓️ 16 April ⏰ 6 pm 📍National Library of Australia Register 👇 www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...
Landslide: The 2025 Australian federal election | National Library of Australia (NLA)
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosts the launch of Landslide, published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard, and John Warhurst. Join veteran journalist Nick Bryant ...
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Wrote my first Conversation article on truth in political advertising in South Australia! Based on my book chapter, it's the first time I've done something like this and ended up on WA radio. Not too bad for a day at work. theconversation.com/south-austra...
South Australians have truth in political advertising laws. Why doesn’t everyone else?
The laws are time-consuming and labour-intensive to uphold. But their mere presence can elevate the tone of political campaigns.
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You can pre-order the book here: global.oup.com/academic/pro... This labour of love has been 6 (!) years in the making, and I can't wait for it to be out 💕
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The formidable @joshsunman.bsky.social brought me with him to provide some historical and comparative context for One Nation's surge in the polls.
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 7mo agoOne Nation and leader Pauline Hanson have been on the Australian political scene for 30 years, making waves here and there but never as more than a small, right-wing populist party. So what's changed? 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/one-nat...
It looks like Labor is getting ready to announce plans to expand the size of the federal Parliament, for only the third time in the history of the Australian federation, according to the SMH www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor’s plan for dozens more MPs could bring back Frydenberg
Dozens of new seats could be created under a Labor plan, allowing the Liberals to inject fresh blood into their party room. But the opposition is split on whether to support the move.
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IN NEW ISSUE: Gen-Z Compulsory Turnout: @ammassarisofia.bsky.social, Ferran Martinez i Coma & @duncanmcdonnell.com examine what drives Gen-Z electoral behaviour by surveying them on their '22 AU federal election choices. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3CAvTvp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
🚨 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...
Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle
Pauline Hanson’s party has been dysfunctional and scandal-ridden for its entire existence. Capitalising on strong polling will mean changing decades-old patterns.
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And this is one of *two* books on the populist radical right that you should be looking forward to in June 😃
Duncan McDonnell@duncanmcdonnell.com · 7mo agoComing out in June. (when @casmudde.bsky.social & I will be presenting it at the @ces-europe.bsky.social conference in Dublin)
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...
From cute dogs to Turning Point: the journey of an influencer aiming to breathe rightwing Christian values into Australian politics
Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia’s political ecosystem
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