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The Newman years: rise, decline and fall
No full text\u27The Newman Years: Rise, Decline and Fall\u27 is a collection of articles published between 2014 and 2015 on the TJ Ryan Foundation website. The TJ Ryan Foundation is a progressive think tank focussing on Queensland public policy and public administration. Edited by Dr Ann Scott, this collection chronicles the years of the Newman LNP government in Queensland, from its landslide election win in 2012, to the \u27surprise\u27 election loss in 2015. The book includes pre- and post-election analyses by a range of Queensland-based political scientists and other expert observers. The text is enlivened by the insightful illustrations of political cartoonists Sean Leahy and Alan Moir. Print copies of the book can be ordered through details on the TJ Ryan Foundation website
Political inertia on higher education and questions for a public inquiry
No full textThis study reviews the media discussion of tertiary education during and after the 2016 federal election. It identifies a series of key questions which went largely unanswered by politicians. Supported by comments from fellow Research Associates of the TJ Ryan Foundation, Scott argues that there is a role for a wide-ranging public inquiry as a basis for establishing an ongoing independent authority to safeguard the wider public interest. This needs to be broader in scope than the current federal government review of funding options
The Queensland origins of One Nation
No full textIn this analysis, Emeritus Professor Roger Scott and Adjunct Professor Ann Scott revisit Queensland\u27s political history, arguing that the state has a long-standing tradition of accommodating ultra-conservative views within the political process.
At times this has taken place within the dominant Country/National Party and, at others, separate fringe parties like One Nation have gained direct parliamentary representation in Queensland
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