New Directions in Australian State and Territory Politics

This book offers the first critical examination of the political dynamics of the Australian States and Territories in over 20 years. It furthers a major updating of the field, with deep analysis of key political, electoral and policy developments in all the states and territories over the last decade. The volume addresses a substantial gap in our understanding of state and territory politics in Australia, as to date, we have no systematic scholarly analysis of many new developments, including major policy reforms, and the rise of long-serving and important political leaders, such as Dan Andrews in Victoria and Anna Palaszczcuk in Queensland. In the first part of the book, the author offers new comparative and thematic analyses of subnational politics, including electoral innovations, state-federal relations, historical context, as well as gender policy and politics. In the second part of the book, he provides an analytical overview of politics in the past decade in each of the states and territories. The final chapter includes a comparative survey of the state of the states and territories, focusing on electoral trends, policy developments and ideological changes. The book will appeal to scholars of Australian politics across a range of dimensions, from electoral politics to federal dynamics and specific policy concerns, and, more widely, to any reader interested in the politics of Australia. The book is an ideal teaching resource and suited to be integrated as recommended or supplementary reading in a wider range of university undergraduate and post graduate courses on Australian politics and policy.