Australian Politics at a Crossroads

As the 21st century proceeds apace, Australia faces new and old challenges, both domestically and internationally. These include managing complex governance issues, preventing democratic fracture, balancing an ever-shifting geo-political strategic order, addressing the recognition and identity demands of marginalised groups

Matteo Bonotti is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. His research interests include political liberalism, linguistic justice, free speech, civility, food justice, and democratic theory. His work has appeared in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, and Political Studies. He is the author of Partisanship and Political Liberalism in Diverse Societies (Oxford University Press, 2017), the co-author of Healthy Eating Politics and Political Philosophy: A Public Reason Approach (Oxford University Press, 2021) and Recovering Civility during COVID- 19 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), and the co-editor of A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia: Genesis, Impact and Future (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
Narelle Miragliotta is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. Narelle's research spans the study of Australian and liberal democratic political institutions, partcularly constitutions, political parties, parliament, elections and electoral systems. Her work has appeared in journals such as Party Politics, Governance, Electoral Studies, Environmental Politics, Parliamentary Affairs, Government and Opposition, Politics, and the Australian Journal of Political Science.