You can pre-order the book here:

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This labour of love has been 6 (!) years in the making, and I can't wait for it to be out 💕

MATTHEW BADLOSS IS IT

The formidable @joshsunman.bsky.social brought me with him to provide some historical and comparative context for One Nation's surge in the polls.

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.

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...

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

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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.

🚨 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

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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 😃

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

Could Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point really gain traction in Australia? I spoke to Tory Shepherd from @theguardian.com for this piece ✍️

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New year and new article out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social with Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge & Luke Dean: Mapping the ‘fringe’ in Australian local politics

We provide the first systematic analysis of fringe candidates in the 2024 NSW & VIC local government elections. 🧵

The unexpected Albolanche: Australian Labor’s historic landslide victory A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.

SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: Osmond Chiu (@redrabbleroz.bsky.social) analyses the electoral success of the Australian Labor Party, and the prospects for Anthony Albanese's second term

A new era of ‘minimal social democracy’? Comparing UK Labour under Keir Starmer - British Politics British Politics - This article examines the policy and ideological orientation of Keir Starmer’s Labour government following its landslide victory at the 2024 UK General Election. Through a...

Rob Manwaring and I are in British Politics this January. We examine the policy and ideological orientation of Keir Starmer’s Labour government through a comparative analysis with five recent centre-left governments. It's open access too!

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I’m in Rome with my partner’s family and found it here too! I made everyone try it and they cannot understand how we eat it for breakfast lol

After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world

A very short 🧵

Here is our conversation article accompanying the launch of our report!

Was great to work on this report with Adele Webb and @maxgroemping.bsky.social! I learnt a lot working on this report, and I'm glad it's out there in the world.

The geography of the party on the ground: Local branches in Italy and Sweden in the late twentieth century The idea that the presence of Western European political parties at grassroots level rose and fell in the twentieth century is central to some of the …

🎁 Christmas has come early for @ammassarisofia.bsky.social & me with the publication of our article "The geography of the party on the ground: Local branches in Italy and Sweden in the late twentieth century" in @politicalgeography.bsky.social:

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Podcast #159 – The Labor factions Ben was joined this week by Osmond Chiu, Per Capita research fellow and contributor editor for the Labor Left magazine Challenge, to discuss the factions of the Australian Labor Party. Read Osmond&…

This week's Tallyroom podcast is essential listening for understanding the modern Australian Labor Party.

👏 friends of POP: host @benraue.com in conversation with @redrabbleroz.bsky.social

www.tallyroom.com.au/63678

Great to see this event we organised, with funds from @auspsa.bsky.social and featuring George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social has been made into a podcast by UTS Impact Studios.

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Podcast #158 – The 2025 Australian Election Study Ben was joined by Sarah Cameron from Griffith University, to discuss the results of the 2025 Australian Election Study, including Peter Dutton’s unpopularity, foreign policy, voter dealignmen…

Today's podcast is with Sarah Cameron about the 2025 Australian Election Study. We discuss generational and gender splits, Peter Dutton's (lack of) popularity, changing attitudes to the USA and voter dealignment.

www.tallyroom.com.au/63669 #auspol

Rob and I are in the Conversation this week!

Congrats Ben!

Congratulations dream team!!!

Superstar!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Transnational publics of the populist radical right: patterns of topic convergence across Europe and the United States In recent years, populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have constructed a shared transnational discourse around issues like immigration and culture wars. However, we do not know how their publics ...

Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉

PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?

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Congratulations Francesco!!!! Superstar!

🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies

Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really

Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me

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Academic labels Julie Bishop ‘hostile and arrogant’ in tearful evidence to ANU inquiry Liz Allen alleged she was ‘bullied into near suicide’ at the institution

stories out of the Australian Senate inquiry into University Governance are horrific - but what several people testified about @ouranu.bsky.social today is beyond the pale. All solidarity with brave Liz Allen www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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.

@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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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...

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....

A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment Please join us on at the University of Technology Sydney on Tuesday 23 September 2025, for a public event on the future of Australian democracy. Is Australia entering a new political era? With a record majority off a near record low primary vote, the new parliament continues the rise of new electoral coalitions, unsettling our assumptions about class, gender, race, and power. Our stellar panellists George Megalogenis, Frank Bongiorno, Elizabeth Humphrys, Ben Spies-Butcher, and Emily Foley will be engaged in a wide-ranging discussion exploring whether we’re witnessing a rupture or a realignment in Australian politics, and what it means for political life today. The conversation will explore how the traditional party duopoly is being eroded under pressure from shifting demographics, growing economic inequality, and increasing political disillusionment. What happens when the working class no longer feels represented, and when younger, more diverse voters no longer see themselves in the major parties? Tuesday 23 September — UTS Green Lecture Theatre Building 7 — Room 025 (full location details below) Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/a-new-australian-politics-rupture-or-realignment Speakers George Megalogenis is an author and journalist with over thirty years’ experience in the media, including over a decade in the federal parliamentary press gallery. His latest Quarterly Essay, Minority Report, explores the strategies and secret understandings of a political culture under pressure. Frank Bongiorno is based at the Australian National University and author of several works of Australian history, including The Eighties: The Decade That Transformed Australia (2015) and Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia (2022). He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Australian Academy of Humanities. Elizabeth Humphrys is the Head of Discipline of Social and Political Scie…

Hello Sydneysiders! On Tuesday 23rd Sep join Frank Bongiorno, George Megalogenis, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & me for our public event A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment. Registration is free & we'd love to see you there! events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...