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Less than four months remain until the Victorian election. Labor has a new leader, the Liberals are struggling in the polls – and One Nation is sensing an opportunity.
Yesterday, Pauline Hanson announced 43-year-old Warren Pickering will be the party’s state leader and will contest the seat of Pakenham, which Labor holds by just 0.4%.
As Michelle Grattan writes, the state election will be a major test for One Nation, a test of whether the party’s success in the polls can be turned into electoral success on a broader scale. Victoria has long been seen as Australia’s most progressive state, and hostile to One Nation.
However you won’t see first-hand reporting of yesterday’s press conference from our national broadcaster. Reporters from three major media outlets – the ABC, the Guardian and The Age – were banned from yesterday’s announcement. Whether this treatment will continue throughout the Victorian campaign remains to be seen.
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Amanda Dunn
Politics + Society Editor
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Pauline Hanson formally announced a suite of candidates for the Victorian election, including her lead candidate Warren Pickering.
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Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, University of Technology Sydney
A royal commission focused on individual criminality may not address the underlying conditions that allowed corruption to flourish.
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Peter Hurley, Victoria University; Melissa Tham, Victoria University; Sarah Pilcher, Victoria University
A new report shows how common it is for daycare centres to change owners. The sector also has high staff turnover and relatively low pay.
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Francisco Perales, Griffith University; Ferran Martinez i Coma, Griffith University
Renters account for an increasingly larger share of the adult population. Research analysing more than 25 years of voting data shows what this means politically.
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Vivienne Lewis, University of Canberra
There’s an important difference between scrutiny and concern. Here’s why this matters.
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Christopher Lawson, The University of Queensland
Volunteers have been a mainstay of conservation in Australia. As bird flu spreads, they must be supported – and kept safe.
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Hunter Bennett, Adelaide University
The infamous 10,000 steps per day recommendation didn’t come from a research laboratory.
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Oliver Aylen, UNSW ; Katherine Moseby, UNSW ; Kylie M. Cairns, UNSW ; Rebecca West, UNSW
We cannot fence the whole of Australia. Therefore, we need to know which species are most at risk from cats.
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Politics + Society
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Rick Sarre, Adelaide University
The trial of the former shock jock on indecent assault and sexual touching charges is taking place without a jury and in a closed court. Here’s why.
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Vaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania; Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University; Tom Hartley, University of Tasmania
Many believe the Glasgow Commonwealth Games saved the event from extinction. But did the scaled-down version really work?
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Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
On its own, the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill is no magic bullet. But it would add to an existing range of effective harm-reduction tools.
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Health + Medicine
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Andrew Cullen, The University of Melbourne
There’s little transparency about who has access to deeply personal medical data or how companies handle it.
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Education
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Kim Beasy, University of Tasmania; Sherridan Emery
LGBTQIA+ support groups often help students feel safe and included at school. But they can be difficult to set up and sustain.
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Science + Technology
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Allan Blackman, Auckland University of Technology
From slowly rusting iron to quick crystals, heat packs and hand warmers use simple but clever chemistry to keep you toasty.
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Graham Short, Australian Museum; David Harasti, Southern Cross University
No one has ever seen one of these fish alive. But they are most likely still swimming in a part of the sea we hardly ever visit.
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Arts + Culture
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Richard Scully, University of New England; Robert Phiddian, Flinders University
The cartooning industry is still struggling to adapt to the 21st century media business model.
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Marcella Meneguello, Torrens University Australia
Paid social clubs promise connection with new people, with a lot of the complicated legwork handled. But here’s why they’re unlikely to fix our loneliness epidemic.
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Books + Ideas
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Erik D. Reichle, Macquarie University
A plethora of apps, videos and books say we have the capacity to read at breakneck speed. The science says something different.
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Amber Gwynne, The University of Queensland
International hit Sorrow and Bliss is a tough act to follow. Sophie, Standing There, a book-loving novel about loss, is less funny – but has its own, quieter merits.
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Your Say
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Assisted dying, thankfully, is an emotional, very human issue. Anything that feels like a machine instead of a person making assisted dying decisions is going to create kickback. Unfortunately more talk in the community is needed.
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