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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢 New #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ episode out now! What makes an Australian PM succeed, and what leads to their downfall? Historian and biographer Paul Strangio joins @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss his newly shortlisted book, The Alchemy of Leadership 📕 #auspol 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Australians showed in the last election that standing with Trump is electoral poison. Like Canadians, Australians will reward a government seen to stand up more clearly for specifically Australian interests." 📰 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

OUT NOW! Treasurer of Australia and ANU Alum, The Hon @jimchalmers.bsky.social, joins @markgkenny.bsky.social and @drdemography.com on #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to unpack the 2026 Intergenerational Report. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📢 There are some tickets available for our 'Australia & the World' 2026 Annual Lecture, taking place this Mon 21 Sep with @jimchalmers.bsky.social. Interested attendees are encouraged to secure their place promptly as registrations will close on Fri 18 Sep. 🎟️👉 events.humanitix.com/australia-an...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📢 2026 Stephen FitzGerald Scholars Announced! 👏 Representing 22 universities across Australia, this exceptional cohort will travel to Canberra in November for a three‑day immersive program exploring Australia’s political, legal and cultural institutions. More info 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/2026-st...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Catch up on the latest #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️, where @markgkenny.bsky.social sits down with Three Shocks author, George Megalogenis, to discuss who we're becoming as a nation in the 21st century. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"What both parties miss is that neither blunt denial nor quisling appeasement will deflate the anti-establishment balloon." #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Why has the govt fallen so far short of the Murphy Report's recommendations despite around 80% of Australians wanting gambling ads banned? This week's episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ unpacks the politics behind the federal govt's gambling reform package. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Is a policy that students, staff & VCs all say has failed still standing because no one in govt wants to spend the political capital to fix it? Catch the discussion on the latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️. @markgkenny.bsky.social @marijataflaga.bsky.social. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#ICYMI, Karen Barlow from @thesaturdaypaper.com.au joined @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on last week's #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to make sense of Labor's conference of conformity, the Pyongyang PMO, and the rise of One Nation. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Why has social cohesion — a concept researchers still can't agree how to measure — become one of the most contested ideas in Australian politics? Dr Michael Zekulin chats w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on the latest #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📰 'Why the tide may be turning against global political intolerance' #AUViews Read the latest piece from AuSI Director Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social on shifting political currents worldwide. 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... via @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Is social media now a more powerful force reshaping Australian democracy than any politician, party, or policy? Hear from author of 'Angertainment' @edcoper.bsky.social on the latest ep of #DemocracySausage w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"Under Peter Dutton, surrendering the cities was always a high-risk strategy. Under Taylor it is several orders of magnitude crazier because the rural-regional base has already slipped from the Coalition." #AUViews 📰 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... @markgkenny.bsky.social @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Fresh #DemocracySausage is out! 🌭🎙️ @zalisteggall.bsky.social & @allegraspender.bsky.social join @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to unpack the launch of Community Strong Australia — its logic, its irony, & whether teal voters will get on board. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Two Teals, One Ticket | Australian Studies Institute

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

📢 Special Lecture – Andrew Fisher: So Much More Than a Prime Minister Join AuSI Foundation Fellow David Headon as he delivers a #FirstEightProject lecture at the Royal Australian Historical Society next week. 📌 Thu 9 Jul, 1–2pm 🎟️ In-person & online 👉 www.rahs.org.au/shop/tickets...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📢 New #DemocracySausage episode is out now! 🌭🎙️ Political Scientist @palesl.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to make sense of the collapse of the Starmer government and the rise of Andy Burnham. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

With One Nation rising in the polls, big questions loom. #ICYMI Jason Koutsoukis joined @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to unpack the threats to Labor & the Liberals & what they need to do to arrest decline in the polls. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"If Hanson rates governmental accountability so lowly that even when she could use it to her advantage, she goes missing, imagine her contempt for being answerable herself were she PM." #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Fresh #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ episode just dropped! Rüçhan Kaya, A/Prof of Political Science @austincollege.bsky.social, joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss the drift towards popularism & nationalism in liberal democratic countries. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Can Australia manage the tensions between our strategic relationship with China and the alliance with the US? China expert, Graeme Smith @anubellschool.bsky.social joins #DemocracySausage w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss China, and our relationship. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

NEW #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ ep! Treasurer, Dr @jimchalmers.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss the budget, Angus Taylor's reply & the challenges of ‘getting it right’ in today’s volatile political & economic landscape. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Recent survey findings suggest a radically different Australia and an almost unthinkable headline: "Barnaby Joyce, Australia's smartest politician". #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

📢 Book Launch 📘 'Andrew Fisher – So much more than a Prime Minister', authored by AuSI Foundation Fellow, Prof David Headon AM. #FirstEightProject 📌 Fri 12 Jun, 2:30pm at the Whitlam Institute @westernsydneyu.bsky.social Register here 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/events/book-...

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frankbongiorno.bsky.social @frankbongiorno.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Josh Black and I will be in conversation with Naomi Parry Duncan, this Saturday, 30 May, at Gardners Inn Hotel, Blackheath, at 4pm on our book on the Hawke Government. If you're going to be in the Blue Mountains, come and share your thoughts and memories! gleebooks.com.au/pages/14377-...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Has the social deficits of broken promises put the government 'on the ropes'? Hear from @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on the latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ as they analyse Labor's 'chin-leading' budget. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#ICYMI, psephologist @benraue.com & political scientist @jillesheppard.bsky.social joined #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ LIVE at ANU w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to unpack the Farrer by-election result & its implications for #auspol & beyond. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This week on #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social sit down with Professor Nicholas Biddle to dig into Australia's fiscal paradox and make sense of the observations of Australian voters in this 'age of pessimism'. #auspol 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Strait of Hormuz tensions are disrupting global energy markets — what’s the risk for Australia’s energy security & critical supply chains? 📢Panel discussion feat. #ANUexperts & guest speakers 📌Thu 7 May, 5pm 💻Online & in-person at ANU China in the World More info 👉 iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

"One way to save the situation would be to show these voters that democracy works - that it can be as dynamic as the times demand & can deliver change, innovation, fairness. And a future." #AUViews #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

#ICYMI this piece by AuSI Director @markgkenny.bsky.social explores how Medicare—though not originally his idea—defined the Labor PM Bob Hawke & infuriated his opponents with its radical promise of a fairer, healthier society. #auspol 📰👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... via @aunz.theconversation.com

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Can Keir Starmer's leadership survive & who are the likely contenders? Elizabeth Ames joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social on the latest ep of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ to unpack the dynamics ahead of the UK’s upcoming Council elections in May. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

#ICYMI: The newest volume in #TheFirstEightProject series launched at Parliament House last month. 'Andrew Fisher – So much more than a Prime Minister', by AuSI Foundation Fellow Prof David Headon AM, is the sixth monograph exploring the lives & legacies of Australia’s early PMs. 📖👉 bit.ly/420H21F

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️ dives into the US military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for global security. Jennifer Parker joins @markgkenny.bsky.social to unpack the strategy, the risks, and Australia’s role. Listen here 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Stormy waters | Australian Studies Institute

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"Fractured internally & debased internationally, it is hard to imagine that the US will again wield the unique mix of strategic threat, intellectual prestige & democratic purpose it commanded at its zenith last century." #AUViews 📰 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social

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Opinion: Epic fail as Trump rushes for the exit | Australian Studies Institute

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ANU Press @anupress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The upcoming issue of the 'Australian Journal of Biography and History' explores what it means to write lives connected to Lutruwita/Tasmania, an island shaped by both isolation and connection. Register your interest today: doi.org/10.22459/AJB...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Have the conflicts in Iran & Ukraine demonstrated the limits of great power aggression? On the latest episode of #DemocracySausage 🌭🎙️, Dr Charles Miller joins Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social to unpack American military adventurism & the path to peace. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Finis Pacis Americanae | Australian Studies Institute

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

New #DemocracySausage episode - out now! 🌭🎙️ @markgkenny.bsky.social & historian @frankbongiorno.bsky.social unpack what global turmoil means for Australia — from Middle East conflict to shifting voter sentiment & the stakes of the Farrer by‑election. 🎧👉 bit.ly/4bMToQT

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Opportunity in chaos | Australian Studies Institute

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

📸Relive the best of #SFSP25 through the lens of our outstanding alumna, Shuk Yan (Sarah) Wong 黃淑茵 from Deakin University. From memorable moments to lasting impact, her endorsement says it all. #SFSP25: ausi.anu.edu.au/news/stephen...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

On the latest #DemocracySausage, 🎙️career diplomat and foreign policy observer, Andrew Goledzinowski, joins @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and the prospects for regime change in the Islamic Republic. #AUListen Now 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Through the lens of our brilliant alumnus, Yuzhao Zhou 周煜钊 from the University of Sydney, this moment from #SFSP25 captures more than a photo. It reflects the connections that defined the experience. #SFSP25: ausi.anu.edu.au/news/stephen...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

#ICYMI "The lesson here is that voters want action. They favour rapid change, not glacial adjustments." #AUViews 📰 Read more 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#ICYMI #DemocracySausage 🎙️@jillesheppard.bsky.social & @jksocrates.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social & @markgkenny.bsky.social for a beer and to discuss the reconfiguration of the coalition, the Farrer by-election and all things One Nation. #AUListen Now 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Relive the key highlights of #SFSP25, captured through the lens of our passionate alumna Sze Wa (Silvia) Wong 黃思華 from Murdoch University. In her own words, the #SFSP stands as the pinnacle of her academic journey. #SFSP25: ausi.anu.edu.au/news/stephen...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

An experience like no other! 📸 #SFSP25 through the lens of our outstanding alumnus Kai Wing (Dennis) Hui 許佳榮 from Swinburne University of Technology. The #SFSP is funded by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 👉 Learn more about #SFSP25: ausi.anu.edu.au/news/stephen...

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

See #SFSP25 through the eyes of our dynamic alumna, Fei Wang 王斐 from Flinders University, highlighting what makes this program stand out. The #SFSP is funded by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 👉 Learn more about #SFSP25: ausi.anu.edu.au/news/stephen...

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