Senior Lecturer of Australian Politics, Murdoch University
Ian Cook teaches politics at Murdoch University. He has co-authored and co-edited four books on Australian politics, but also does research into the effects of digital technologies on politics and on masculinity (both generally and in terms of its effects on politics).
State of the states: more preference deals as pre-polling begins
May 03, 2019 17:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Our state of the states series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australias states. Well check in with our expert political analysts around the country every week of the...
Australia's obsession with opinion polls is eroding political leadership
Oct 04, 2018 15:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In its early days, political opinion pollings leading advocate, George Gallup, sold it as an essential tool for democracy. He believed polling made for better representation because it allowed politicians to take the...
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