This morning,
@theaustralian.bsky.social had a crack at our analysis. They say it needed to include 1993 election, that it uses "romantic" language to describe media proprietors, and that we fail their "test of political reality and logic" 4/6

TV leaders' debates have declined in relevance too.
@skynewsau.bsky.social made plenty of hay with their "high stakes" debate this time, but it was seen live by max 2% of voters. 3/6

The decline of newspapers' influence over elections is a reflection of the changing media landscape. The AES data in the graph below shows that the internet has recently outstripped papers and TV as main source of election news. 2/6

Australian newspapers used to be good at backing winners. Over the past 30 years, most major newspapers backed the winner. Until 2022 and 2025, that is, when newspaper editorials came down on one side and voters came down on the other. 1/6 #Auspol2025

An op-ed from @jack-thrower.bsky.social and myself in @canberratimes.bsky.social this morning: how ANU became mired in scandal, and what can be done to steady the ship

ANU boasts some of the world's finest scholars and teachers. They deserve better governance ASAP
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A privilege to work with @browne90.bsky.social and @skyelark.bsky.social on this report about the recent history of power sharing in Australia's parliaments. There are many ways to make a balanced parliament work well!
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“Australia’s lowest paid workers have been hardest hit by inflation over the past 3 years”
@grogsgamut.bsky.social shows that Australia can have higher minimum wages without inflation
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#OTD 57 years ago, the PM went swimming and didn’t come back. Here’s my account if what happened and what it means to us now: theconversation.com/harold-holt-...