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Note from the Editor, Sarah Moulds

COMMENT

2026 Election in Hungary: A Threat to Parliamentary Democracy Curbed? 
Leslie Gonye

ARTICLES

Parliamentary Disobedience: MPs’ acts of protest and the future of parliamentary order
Iva Glisic

Dealing with vulnerable witnesses: committee visibility and value
Jennefer Lyn L. Bagaporo

Legislated Constraints on Freedom of Speech and Debate in Parliament: The Canadian Supreme Court Speaks
Alistair Sage

Privilege and the enforcement of health and safety in the parliamentary workplace
Evan Smith

The 2024 Queensland Election: Still ‘Six Queenslands’?
Paul D. Williams

The limits of transparency in parliamentary committee inquiries: Lessons from the NSW inquiry into past adoption practices
Jessie Halligan

Expanding Parliamentary Scrutiny: Considering a Pre-introduction Approach
Matthew Kowaluk

Balancing Privilege and Protection: Parliamentary committees and child-safety reporting
Jessica Summers

BOOK REVIEWS

Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada’s Colourful Parliamentary Past, by Charlie Feldman, 2026, AEVO Publishing, pp. 332, RRP $39.95 (USD/CAD),
ISBN: 9781049805221
Sarah Moulds

Whitlam Right and Wrong: personal reflections edited by Michael Easson. Connor Court, 2026, xv+124 pp, RRP $34.95,
ISBN: 9781923568815
David Clune

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