Ten Federal Elections That Shaped Australia is an exciting non-fiction work that explores key political contests in Australian history. Far from a Tweedledum and Tweedledee scenario where voting makes little difference, democratic elections have shaped Australia in a number of ways. This work highlights ten crucial moments where the election outcome significantly formed Australia: culturally, politically or economically. It looks at prime ministers and policies that never were and examines how the democratic process could have produced a different country. Noted political experts will produce ten chapters with a common theme and key questions. Two additional chapters explore the impact of Australia's diverse voting systems and the influence of social media on elections. The result will be an engaging look at Australia's political system, written by talented academics but catering to a broad audience interested in politics and history.
Author Biography
Frank Bongiorno is Professor of History at the Australian National University. His books include The Peoples Party: Victorian Labor and the Radical Tradition 1875-1914 (1996), The Sex Lives of Australians: A History (2012) and The Eighties: The Decade That Transformed Australia (2015). John Uhr is professor of political science in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University, where he established the Centre for the Study of Australian Politics. Among his recent books is Political Leadership and Rhetoric, written with Dr Adam Masters (Palgrave 2017).
