Index

A

  1. Abbott, Tony *, *-*, *
  2. anti-immigration sentiment
    1. 457 visas *
    2. among political parties in Europe *-*; see also UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party)
    3. and unemployment *
    4. and the populist right *-*, *
  3. aspirational voter *-*; see also battlers (voter group), median voter
    1. characteristics *-*
    2. loyalty to Coalition Party *, *
      1. social background *
  4. asylum seekers *, *, *; see also refugees
    1. as a threat to security *
    2. policies relating to *-*
  5. Australian Democrats *
  6. Australian Greens *, *, *, *, *

B

  1. Baby Boomers see generations: Baby Boomers
  2. battlers (voter group) *, *-*; see also aspirational voter, median voter
    1. Howard’s battlers *, *
    2. loyalty to the Labor Party *, *-*
    3. parallels in British politics *-*
    4. social background *
  3. border protection see asylum seekers: policies relating to
  4. Brexit *, *; see also UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party)

C

  1. carbon tax *, *, *
  2. Christian Democrats *
  3. civil liberties
    1. freedom of assembly *-*, *-*
    2. freedom of speech *-*, *; see also Racial Discrimination Act, section 18C
  4. climate change *-*
    1. climate change scepticism *, *-*
      1. effects of news sources *, *, *
  5. climate science *, *, *
    1. anthropogenic climate change *, *
    2. consensus of scientists *, *
  6. cohabitation *, *, *; see also marriage
    1. compared with marriage *
  7. competition theory *, *
  8. compulsory voting *

D

  1. de facto relationships see cohabitation
  2. defence *, *
  3. democracy *, *, *, *, *
  4. divorce *

E

  1. economic insecurity *-*, *, *-*
    1. economically insecure voters *
  2. election polls *; see also polling
  3. elections *
  4. ethnic fractionalisation *, *
  5. extremism *, *, *, *

F

  1. Family First *
  2. free market *, *
    1. renewable energy sector *
  3. freedom of assembly see civil liberties: freedom of assembly
  4. freedom of speech see civil liberties: freedom of speech

G

  1. Gallup, George *, *
  2. gender and voting *
    1. economic issues *, *, *
    2. environmental issues *
    3. gender gap in voting *-*, *-*
    4. modern gender gap *-*
    5. political *-*, *
    6. quotas and targets *-*
    7. social policy issues *, *
  3. generations
    1. Baby Boomers *, *, *
      1. Whitlam generation *-*
      2. Generation Y *, *
    2. Gillard, Julia *, *, *
    3. global financial crisis (GFC) *, *, *, *
    4. global insecurity *
    5. Greens see Australian Greens
    6. group threat theory *, *

H

  1. housing affordability *, *
  2. Howard, John *-*, *; see also battlers (voter group): Howard’s battlers
    1. Tampa incident *, *
  3. human rights *, *

I

  1. immigration *, *-*, *, *; see also anti-immigration sentiment, multiculturalism
  2. insecurity in Australia
    1. cultural insecurity *, *-*, *
    2. military insecurity *-*
    3. political insecurity *, *
  3. intergroup contact theory *

K

  1. Keating, Paul *, *, *

L

  1. Liberal Democrats *

M

  1. marriage
    1. age trends in *
    2. children and *, *-*
    3. civil celebrants *
    4. marriage rate *
    5. recent changes in behaviour *-*
    6. same-sex marriage *-*, *
  2. median voter *, *, *, *; see also aspirational voter, battlers (voter group)
    1. collectivist voters *-*
    2. impact on public policy *
    3. median voter stereotypes *-*
    4. median voter theory *-*
  3. Medicare *, *, *-*
  4. Mediscare *, *
  5. minor parties *-*, *-*, *-*
  6. Monarchy, attitudes to the *-*
    1. by age *
    2. by gender *
    3. retaining the monarchy *-*
      1. royal scandals *, *
    4. Republic, and becoming a *-*
      1. 1999 Referendum *, *, *
  7. multiculturalism *, *, *-*
    1. Multiculturalism Policy Index (MCP) *

N

  1. National Front (France) *
  2. Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) *, *, *-*, *

O

  1. offshore detention *, *; see also Pacific Solution, asylum seekers
  2. One Nation *-*, *, *-*, *, *, *

P

  1. Pacific Solution *, *-*
  2. political rhetoric *, *, *, *
  3. political socialisation *, *, *
  4. political sophistication *-*
  5. political uncertainty *
  6. politics, trust in *-*
    1. and elections *, *
    2. Australian Election Study (AES) *-*
    3. contributing factors
      1. age *
      2. birthplace *
      3. education *
      4. gender *
      5. occupation *
      6. party support *
      7. urban or rural settings *
  7. polling *, *, *-*, *, *-*
    1. difference in polling between Australia and Britain *, *, *
    2. polling questions *-*
    3. techniques *
    4. technologies *
  8. polling organisations
    1. Essential Research *-*
    2. Galaxy *-*
    3. Ipsos *-*, *, *
    4. Newspoll *-*, *
    5. Omnipoll *, *
    6. ReachTEL *-*
    7. Roy Morgan Research Centre *
  9. Popper, Karl
    1. ‘tolerance of intolerance’ *
  10. populist politics *-*, *-*, *-*
  11. postmaterialism *, *, *-*
  12. progressive attitudes *, *, *

R

  1. Racial Discrimination Act, section 18C *
  2. racism *, *
  3. refugees *; see also asylum seekers
  4. republic see Monarchy, attitudes to the: Republic, and becoming a
  5. resources boom *, *
  6. Rise Up Australia *, *
  7. Rudd, Kevin *, *, *, *, *

S

  1. same-sex marriage see marriage: same-sex marriage
  2. Shorten, Bill *, *, *
  3. Syriza *

T

  1. tolerance *-*, *, *-*
    1. among Americans *
    2. among Australians *, *
    3. internationally *-*, *
    4. paradox of tolerance *
  2. totalitarianism *
  3. trade unions *, *, *, *
  4. Trump, Donald *, *, *, *, *
  5. Turnbull, Malcolm *, *, *, *, *, *, *
    1. carbon pollution reduction scheme *

U

  1. UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) *, *, *; see also Brexit

V

  1. VoteCompass *, *
  2. voter dissatisfaction *, *, *
  3. voter loyalty *, *, *

W

  1. Whitlam government *, *, *
    1. and the dismissal *, *
  2. women in Australian politics *-*
    1. first women elected to federal parliament *
    2. right to vote achieved *
    3. WorkChoices *, *, *
    4. working-class voters *, *-*, *; see also battlers (voter group)
  3. women’s political representation *-*
    1. women’s voting patterns *, *
      1. structural explanations *
      2. support for left-wing political parties *, *, *, *

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