First published in 2016 by Barrallier Books Pty Ltd,
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Copyright Chris Aulich
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry (pbk).
Author: Aulich, Chris, author.
Title: From Abbott to Turnbull : A New Direction?: Australian Commonwealth Administration 2013-2016/Chris Aulich, editor.
ISBN: 9780994577894 (ebook)
Notes: Includes index.
Subjects: Abbott, Tony, 1957-Turnbull, Malcolm, 1954- Liberal Party of Australia, Prime Ministers--Australia. Political leadership--Australia. Political stability--Australia. Australia--Politics and government--21st century.
Other Creators/Contributors: Aulich, Chris, 1947-, editor.
Dewey Number: 324.29405
Book layout and design by Peter Gamble, Canberra.
Set in Garamond Premier Pro Display, 12/17 and Garamond Premier Pro Bold Display.
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Front cover image: Prime Minister Tony Abbott passes Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull at the conclusion of question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 18 June 2015. Photo: Andrew Meares (Fairfax Syndication Ref FXB107969)
Contents
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
A decade of democratic decline: how Australians understand
and imagine their democracy Mark Evans, Gerry Stoker
and Max Haluptka
SECTION 2 THE INSTITUTIONS OF STATE
SECTION 3 KEY ISSUES AND POLICIES
Foreign policy: old alliances, new problems and the
retreat of soft power Daniel Baldino and James Barnes
Education policy: from bipartisan promises to radical agendas
S haron Bell and Belinda Probert
SECTION 4 LEADERSHIP
Five Prime Ministers: a crisis, a political aberration or the
new normal? Mary Walsh
From austerity to the new economyprime ministerial leadership
in a time of mistrust Mark Evans and Brendan McCaffrie
Preface
W ith the first Hawke Government, the then Canberra College of Advanced Education (CCAE), in association with the ACT Division of the then Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration, published a joint book, Australian Commonwealth Administration 1984: Essays in Review. Since then, the University of Canberra has developed a tradition of examining each federal government administration, making a total of eleven volumes representing a significant part of Australias contemporary political history. These volumes are listed as an Appendix.
This is the twelfth volume in the series, now produced by the University of Canberras Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis. The approach to this volume is similar to that taken in the previous books in the series. Each chapter chronicles the important events, changes and associated issues relevant to the topic being covered (what happened?); provides an explanatory analysis and identify the pressures and influences involved (why did it happen?); and gives readers a sense of the significance of the issues, by discussing implications (what was the broad significance of the issues?).
A feature of this, and the past four volumes in the series, has been the inclusion of cartoons, provided by popular political cartoonists such as Pope, Pat, Leahy, Hunter and Kudelka. We acknowledge their work and are grateful for permission to use it in this volume where they have so cleverly and succinctly captured the issues about which we have been writing.
The Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra has managed the production of this volume and wishes to thank a number of people for their contribution. We are grateful to Sam Somers, Anne Holmes, Parvinder Kier, Ross Guest and Alex St John for their assistance with research or comments on various chapters, and to Coco Liu for her contributions to the artwork.
We have been delighted to partner with Echo books in this project, with this volume offered both in e-book and hard copy formats. Echo has proved to be incredibly efficient and responsive and thanks go to Ian Gordon and his staff for helping us to bring the project to fruition in such a short time.
Finally, I want to thank the contributing authors. We began the project a year out from the expected date of the 2016 electionhowever, the early double dissolution election brought all deadlines forward. I am grateful for the authors capacity to respond to the new deadlines and their willingness to meet the tight arrangements which we set in place to enable the book to be published a month after the revised election date.
This has allowed the book to be contemporaneous, to capture events and enable authors to make their analyses almost in real time. Academics and political journalists have then been able to share the same space and connect their skills and perspectives about this turbulent period of political history.
This has been the fifth volume in the series that has involved me as editor or co-editor. As editor, I have been in the delightful position of having a team of experts undertaking the research and providing me with an intelligently packaged synopsis and analysis of current political issues in Australia. For an academic, this is a wonderful gift, and much appreciated!
Chris Aulich, Editor
Contributing Authors
Chris Aulich is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) at the University of Canberra.
Daniel Baldino is Senior Lecturer at Notre Dame University, WA.
Jamal Barnes is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, WA.
Sharon Bell is Honorary Professor, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU.
John Butcher is an ANZSOG Adjunct Research Fellow at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, ANU.
Fabrizio Carmignani is Professor and Head of Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at the Griffith Business School, QLD.
Richard Denniss is Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Mark Evans is Professor and Director of IGPA, University of Canberra.
Paddy Gourley is a former senior commonwealth public servant.
Michelle Grattan is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Canberra and Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation .
Max Haluptka is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at IGPA, University of Canberra.
Richard Hu is a Professor at IGPA, University of Canberra.
Brendan McCaffrie is a Research Fellow at IGPA, University of Canberra
Katharine Murphy is Political Editor of Guardian Australia and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra.
Belinda Probert is an Adjunct Professor at Latrobe University.
Brenton Prosser is Senior Research Fellow, School of Politics, University of Sheffield, UK.
Matthew Ricketson is Professor of Journalism at the University of Canberra.
Gerry Stoker is a Centenary Professor of Governance at IGPA and Professor of Governance at the University of Southampton.
Anita Talberg is a researcher at the Australian-German Climate Energy College, University of Melbourne.
Mary Walsh is Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Canberra and an Australian Prime Ministers Centre Honorary Fellow 201516.
John Warhurst is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the ANU.
Roger Wettenhall is Emeritus Professor of Public Administration at IGPA, University of Canberra.
