Call for Respondents for the Comparative Political Adviser Survey (COMPAS 2025) Project
The Comparative Political Adviser Survey (COMPAS) is the first survey-based comparative research on former political staff in 14 countries: Slovakia, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, New Zealand,…
Entries open for the 2025 Ronald L. Watts – Young Scholar Award
The Australian Centre for Federalism (ACF) of the ANU School of Politics & International Relations, is pleased to announce the 2025 Ronald L. Watts – Young Scholar Award. As an eligible…
Expert Analysis on High Court's Impact on Commonwealth-State Fiscal Relations Delivered at ANU Symposium
On 30 November-01 December 2024 Associate Professor and Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism, Dr. Tracy Beck Fenwick addressed the Commonwealth Solicitor General, the Chief Justice and…
Echoes of the 2024 USA Presidential Election: Lessons and Future Implications
On 7 November 2024, the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at the Australian National University (ANU), with the generous support of the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS),…
New book by Emeritus Professor Marian Sawer and Dr Maria Maley
Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Marian Sawer and Dr Maria Maley for the publication and launch of their new book ‘Toxic Parliaments and what can be done about them’, in which they…
Panel Discussion - End of an Era? 2024 UK General Election
The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at RSSS recently hosted a panel discussion titled "End of an Era? The UK General Election of 2024." Held on Thursday 4 July, the event…
Brazil Update 2024: An Insight into Brazilian Politics and Democracy
On Wednesday, 5 June 2024, the Australian Centre for Federalism (ACF) hosted an enlightening event, 'Brazil Update 2024: A Conversation with Experts on Brazilian Politics and Democracy', …