THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY saw more changes in political attitudes and behaviour in Australia than at any other time since Federation. There have been major changes in the way that election campaigns are conducted, with an increasing reliance on the electronic media and a trend towards the personalisation of politics. Voters’ attitudes towards political institutions have changed, with decreasing confidence in politics and politicians and a greater level of cynicism. And political participation has declined, with reduced levels of party and election involvement.

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