Conference Papers

2009 CONFERENCE, Hobart, 17-19 September
Papers Presented

• Green members in green chambers: the role of the Australian Greens in government formation - William Bowe, University of Western Australia
• Why Parliaments Should Train Opposition Parliamentarians - Cristina Neesham, Peter Holland, Colleen Lewis, Ken Coghill & Ross Donohue Monash University.
• Being in Opposition – Opportunities Lost - Paper presented by: Russell D. Grove, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
• Working Collaboratively From Opposition (Independents, Parties and Houses) To Improve Services for Social Disadvantage - Judy Hopwood MP, Member for Hornsby, NSW State Parliament
• The Media and the Opposition - Judy Maddigan
• Does the Gender Composition of an Opposition Influence its Role on Women’s Issues? - John E.S. McCulloch, University of Queensland
• Opposition one day, government the next: Can oppositions make policy and be ready for office? - Professor Scott Prasser, Australian Catholic University
• Can the Opposition effectively ensure government accountability in Question Time? - Parameswary Rasiah, University of Western Australia
• The Age of Independence? Independents in Australian Parliaments - Dr Mark Rodrigues (Senior Researcher) and Dr Scott Brenton (Aust. Parl. Fellow)*, Politics and Public Administration Section, Research Branch, Parliamentary Library
• "Queensland Speaks"; A Progress Report - Roger Scott and Peter Spearritt
• An overview of recent Northern Territory events. - Robyn Smith
• An analysis of parliamentary questions raised by Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh (India) State Legislative Assembly - Suman Ojha, School of Political Science and International Studies, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Sanjay Mishra, School of Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane