Pandanus Petter
@pandanuspetter.bsky.social
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at ANU's School of Politics and IR. Scholar and a rogue. I research Australian Politics, Representation and Public Policy. Working on Australian federal government popularity and responsiveness and the idea of 'the fair go'.
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Fairness and Belonging: Public Attitudes Towards Migration and Symbolic Boundaries
In Australia, ideals of fairness, merit, and inclusion are said to be reflected in national identity through the concept of the fair go. While the fair go embodies the right to fair opportunities for....
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It's thrilled city population me today because Juliet Pietsch, @cosmohoward.bsky.social & I's latest Fair Go work is out now. Interested in what Aussies think Fair Go means & whether those beliefs explain attitudes to the inclusion of migrants? Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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David Byrne's new album is worth checking out!
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
David Byrne's new album is worth checking out!
It's thrilled city population me today because Juliet Pietsch, @cosmohoward.bsky.social & I's latest Fair Go work is out now. Interested in what Aussies think Fair Go means & whether those beliefs explain attitudes to the inclusion of migrants? Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fairness and Belonging: Public Attitudes Towards Migration and Symbolic Boundaries
In Australia, ideals of fairness, merit, and inclusion are said to be reflected in national identity through the concept of the fair go. While the fair go embodies the right to fair opportunities for....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's thrilled city population me today because Juliet Pietsch, @cosmohoward.bsky.social & I's latest Fair Go work is out now. Interested in what Aussies think Fair Go means & whether those beliefs explain attitudes to the inclusion of migrants? Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fascinating stuff from @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and the gang - check it out!
What do voters think about the housing crisis? Just out in @aunz.theconversation.com our piece (w @shaunwilson.bsky.social @alistairsisson.bsky.social Kristian Ruming and Adam Stebbing) for MQ's Housing and Urban Research Centre exploring #Housing attitudes
theconversation.com/most-austral...
theconversation.com/most-austral...
Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it
New research shows older voters believe immigration is crunching housing supply, while young voters blame high interest rates and low wage growth.
theconversation.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Fascinating stuff from @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and the gang - check it out!
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The 1st publication from the 2025 Cooperative Election survey was launched yesterday
prepared by the Macquarie Housing & Urban Research Centre, this report explores perceptions of housing affordability and perceived solutions
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prepared by the Macquarie Housing & Urban Research Centre, this report explores perceptions of housing affordability and perceived solutions
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October 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The 1st publication from the 2025 Cooperative Election survey was launched yesterday
prepared by the Macquarie Housing & Urban Research Centre, this report explores perceptions of housing affordability and perceived solutions
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prepared by the Macquarie Housing & Urban Research Centre, this report explores perceptions of housing affordability and perceived solutions
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How did #Housing shape the 2025 #auspol Election? Come to our free webinar.
We analyse new data to see how generation, tenure and voting shape housing politics
With @emmabaker.bsky.social @shaunratcliff.bsky.social and @everybodyshome.bsky.social Maiy Azize
events.humanitix.com/webinar-on-h...
We analyse new data to see how generation, tenure and voting shape housing politics
With @emmabaker.bsky.social @shaunratcliff.bsky.social and @everybodyshome.bsky.social Maiy Azize
events.humanitix.com/webinar-on-h...
Housing and the 2025 Federal Election: Between Crisis and Inertia
Join our free webinar for key insights into housing and politics—ideal for researchers, students, and policymakers tackling Australia's housing crisis.
events.humanitix.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How did #Housing shape the 2025 #auspol Election? Come to our free webinar.
We analyse new data to see how generation, tenure and voting shape housing politics
With @emmabaker.bsky.social @shaunratcliff.bsky.social and @everybodyshome.bsky.social Maiy Azize
events.humanitix.com/webinar-on-h...
We analyse new data to see how generation, tenure and voting shape housing politics
With @emmabaker.bsky.social @shaunratcliff.bsky.social and @everybodyshome.bsky.social Maiy Azize
events.humanitix.com/webinar-on-h...
Thanks for your interest - I hope you'll read the article. Policy capture and a lack of structural reform are important problems - my paper suggests these aspects of crisis leadership are challenging for individual MPs. So good they're locally responsive, but not the whole story!
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Thanks for your interest - I hope you'll read the article. Policy capture and a lack of structural reform are important problems - my paper suggests these aspects of crisis leadership are challenging for individual MPs. So good they're locally responsive, but not the whole story!
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Now that the Deloitte report, about the government's unlawful administration of mutual obligations, is making international headlines, it's worth looking at what's actually in it (apart from AI slop) and WHY it was actually commissioned
A thread👇
A thread👇
October 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Now that the Deloitte report, about the government's unlawful administration of mutual obligations, is making international headlines, it's worth looking at what's actually in it (apart from AI slop) and WHY it was actually commissioned
A thread👇
A thread👇
This paper had a long genesis (here I am getting caught in the rain during fieldwork in 2020) and thanks are due to many people not least of all the MPs who volunteered their time to explain their work to me and all the others I pestered for feedback over the years!
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This paper had a long genesis (here I am getting caught in the rain during fieldwork in 2020) and thanks are due to many people not least of all the MPs who volunteered their time to explain their work to me and all the others I pestered for feedback over the years!
However, I also find a resilient democracy should be responsible, as well as responsive, and overwork, distrust in politicians and their own representative priorities present challenges for MPs as crisis leaders!
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
However, I also find a resilient democracy should be responsible, as well as responsive, and overwork, distrust in politicians and their own representative priorities present challenges for MPs as crisis leaders!
I find using 28 interviews & a survey of ~100 state and federal MPs that they prioritise work which helps build up their service & symbolic connections – coordinating with local civil servants, understanding the impacts & danger signs in their communities & supporting people who are suffering.
October 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I find using 28 interviews & a survey of ~100 state and federal MPs that they prioritise work which helps build up their service & symbolic connections – coordinating with local civil servants, understanding the impacts & danger signs in their communities & supporting people who are suffering.
In crises we expect our national leaders to be there for us - emotionally and practically coordinating emergency responses/support for those affected. We also hope that our politicians look forward to prevent future disaster. But what about 'on the ground' in individual MPs' constituencies?
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In crises we expect our national leaders to be there for us - emotionally and practically coordinating emergency responses/support for those affected. We also hope that our politicians look forward to prevent future disaster. But what about 'on the ground' in individual MPs' constituencies?
Interested in MPs' constituency work and how well suited it might be to crisis leadership during disasters like floods, fires and pandemics? I am chuffed to have my new paper out now in Parliamentary Affairs to help answer these questions. Check it out!
academic.oup.com/pa/article/d...
academic.oup.com/pa/article/d...
Constituency representation as crisis leadership: Understanding the potential of policy, service, and symbolic connection-building in response to disasters
Abstract. In this paper, I investigate how Members of Parliaments’ (MPs) performance of the important job of connecting constituents to the representative
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October 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Interested in MPs' constituency work and how well suited it might be to crisis leadership during disasters like floods, fires and pandemics? I am chuffed to have my new paper out now in Parliamentary Affairs to help answer these questions. Check it out!
academic.oup.com/pa/article/d...
academic.oup.com/pa/article/d...
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How do democracies respond to extremist attacks? Selen A Ercan, Jordan McSwiney, Emily Beausoleil, Claire Fitzpatrick & @andreafelicetti.bsky.social explore 2 approaches to resilience- ‘bouncing back’ & deepening democracy. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/I5TbA9U
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
How do democracies respond to extremist attacks? Selen A Ercan, Jordan McSwiney, Emily Beausoleil, Claire Fitzpatrick & @andreafelicetti.bsky.social explore 2 approaches to resilience- ‘bouncing back’ & deepening democracy. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/I5TbA9U
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
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How do the Teals actually vote in parliament? Do they resemble a party in this way? @palesl.bsky.social has the answers in this new research note in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The parliamentary voting behaviour of ‘teal’ independent MPs
I examine the voting behaviour of ‘teal’ independent MPs in Australia’s 47th Parliament, addressing ongoing debates about whether these MPs function as effectively as a cohesive party. Using data f...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
How do the Teals actually vote in parliament? Do they resemble a party in this way? @palesl.bsky.social has the answers in this new research note in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I been enjoying a lot of Adrian Tchaikovsky stuff lately. City of Last Chances and Cage of Souls were fun.
August 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I been enjoying a lot of Adrian Tchaikovsky stuff lately. City of Last Chances and Cage of Souls were fun.
Had the pleasure of reviewing Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy for the AJPH. Excellent chapters on compulsory and early voting, the Voice referendum and the role of the public, judges and NGOs in democracy - check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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August 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Had the pleasure of reviewing Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy for the AJPH. Excellent chapters on compulsory and early voting, the Voice referendum and the role of the public, judges and NGOs in democracy - check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy?
#ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.
#AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...
#ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.
#AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...
Democracy Sausage Episode: Safety nets below and a roof above
Political scientists Mark Riboldi and Pandanus Petter join Democracy Sausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? W...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy?
#ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.
#AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...
#ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.
#AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...
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New Closing the Gap data show Australia is on track to meet just four targets, while another four are getting worse. It’s time for a new approach.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/progres...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/progres...
July 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
New Closing the Gap data show Australia is on track to meet just four targets, while another four are getting worse. It’s time for a new approach.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/progres...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/progres...
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New article & 1st from my PhD! Is there a rel’ship between letters from the public to the Prime Minister & topics of speeches. I find evidence of deliberate, systemic non-responsiveness. The PM knowingly ignored this form of public opinion. @govandopp.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
Responsiveness to the Public Opinion Expressed in Letters to Political Leaders: Insights from Australia | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
Responsiveness to the Public Opinion Expressed in Letters to Political Leaders: Insights from Australia
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July 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New article & 1st from my PhD! Is there a rel’ship between letters from the public to the Prime Minister & topics of speeches. I find evidence of deliberate, systemic non-responsiveness. The PM knowingly ignored this form of public opinion. @govandopp.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
doi.org/10.1017/gov....
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The latest from me in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-greens-e...
The Greens’ expulsion of a co-founder is unlikely to jeopardise the party’s future
The expulsion of co-founder Drew Hutton shows transgender rights and safety are not negotiable for the party.
theconversation.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The latest from me in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-greens-e...
In this episode I reference a paper by @cosmohoward.bsky.social and I where we analyzed narratives and strategies in Oz Parliament around the phrase 'Housing Crisis' 2020-2023 check it out:
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Do crisis narratives encourage redistribution? Australian housing policy debates during COVID-19 | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
Do crisis narratives encourage redistribution? Australian housing policy debates during COVID-19
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July 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
In this episode I reference a paper by @cosmohoward.bsky.social and I where we analyzed narratives and strategies in Oz Parliament around the phrase 'Housing Crisis' 2020-2023 check it out:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@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). 😱🏠💰🗣️
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reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
Democracy Sausage: Safety nets below and a roof above
Political scientists Mark Riboldi and Pandanus Petter join Democracy Sausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.
reporter.anu.edu.au
July 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@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/...
reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
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Pol comm; representation; & leg affairs scholars! Check out UKMP Inbox - a database of UK MP's enewsletters. Builds on @dcinbox.bsky.social and canberrainbox.com.au.
@ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @psa-parliaments.bsky.social @psaexecpolitics.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social @psabcpe.bsky.social
@ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @psa-parliaments.bsky.social @psaexecpolitics.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social @psabcpe.bsky.social
Introducing The UK MP Inbox: a public database of email newsletters written by UK Members of Parliament.
To read more about the Inbox, I wrote a blog post discussing these data and some potential use cases for social scientists and researchers:
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#polisky
To read more about the Inbox, I wrote a blog post discussing these data and some potential use cases for social scientists and researchers:
adamlozer.github.io/blog/posts/2...
#polisky
Adam L. Ozer, Ph.D. - The UK MP Inbox
adamlozer.github.io
July 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Pol comm; representation; & leg affairs scholars! Check out UKMP Inbox - a database of UK MP's enewsletters. Builds on @dcinbox.bsky.social and canberrainbox.com.au.
@ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @psa-parliaments.bsky.social @psaexecpolitics.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social @psabcpe.bsky.social
@ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @psa-parliaments.bsky.social @psaexecpolitics.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social @psabcpe.bsky.social
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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....
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Recalibrating labour-capital relations: a typology of consensus politics under the Albanese Labor Government
This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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....
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....