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SPEECHES

In the absence of angels: the role of auditors and Parliament within our system of checks and balances
Caroline Spencer

ARTICLES

Beyond the Bench: Crossbench influence on a contemporary House of Representatives
Miriam Berger

The Federation Chamber at 30: From Main Committee to much more
Natalie Cooke

The (in)adequacy of protections for witnesses to parliamentary committee inquiries: recent experience in the NSW Legislative Council
Peta Leemen
Arizona Hart

Carne-age: Article IX in Australia Today
Thomas Moorhead

How effective is parliamentary oversight over executive expenditure authorised by standing appropriations?
Steph Lum

Enabling conditions for gradual change: Making South Australian Parliament more ‘family-friendly’, 1994- 2024*
Evan Smith

The First ‘Caretaker’ Government*
Kent Blore

Local Government in the Federation of Malaysia – A Comparative Context*
Kelvin Matthews

* Indicates that the article has been double-blind reviewed.

REVIEWS

Watershed: The 2022 Australian Federal Election, edited by Anika Gauja, Marian Sawer and Jill Sheppard, 2024, pp.430 RRP $69.95, ISBN: 9781529226980.
Hiroya Sugita

In Search of John Christian Watson: Labor’s First Prime Minister by Michael Easson, 2024, Connor Court Publishing,
pp 193 RRP $29.95, ISBN 9781923224155
Bryan Moulds

Race Mathews: A Life in Politics by Iola Mathews, Monash University Publishing, 2024, pp 360 RRP $39.99, ISBN: 9781922979810.
Frank Bongiorno

Reimagining Parliament, edited by David Judge and Cristina Leston-Bandeira, 2024, pp 180 RRP GBP 19.99, ISBN: 9781529226980.
Sarah Moulds

Toxic Parliaments and What Can Be Done About Them, by Marian Sawer and Maria Maley. Palgrave MacMillan, 2024, pp. 125 Paperback RRP EUR 39.99 ISBN: 978-3-031-48327-1.
Sonia Palmieri

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