| Description |
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Series |
ANZS0G monograph series |
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ANZSOG monographs
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| Contents |
Leaders, ideologies and the campaign -- The media and the polls -- The parties' perspectives -- The states and regions -- Policies and issues -- Election results |
| Summary |
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of one of Australia's most historic elections, which produced a hung parliament and a carefully crafted minority government that remains a heartbeat away from collapse, as well as Australia's first elected woman Prime Minister and the Australian Greens' first lower house Member of Parliament. The volume considers the key contextual and possibly determining factors, such as: the role of leadership and ideology in the campaign; the importance of state and regional factors (was there evidence of the two or three speed economy at work?); and the role of policy areas and issues, including the environment, immigration, religion, gender and industrial relations. Contributors utilise a wide range of sources and approaches to provide comprehensive insights into the campaign. This volume notably includes the perspectives of the major political groupings, the ALP, the Coalition and the Greens; and the data from the Australian Election Survey. Finally we conclude with a detailed analysis of those 17 days that it took to construct a minority party government |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Gillard, Julia.
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Elections -- Australia -- 2010
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Political campaigns -- Australia -- 21st century.
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Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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| Author |
Simms, Marian.
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Wanna, John.
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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| ISBN |
1921862637 |
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9781921862632 |
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