Australian Politics and Policy - Senior, 2019a

Executive government
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About the author
Dr Marija Taflaga is a lecturer at the Australian National University. Her primary
research focus is Australian politics in comparative context, including political
parties and parliament, the career paths of political elites and Australian political
history. She has undertaken research fellowships at the Australian Parliamentary
Library and the Australian Museum of Democracy at Old Parliament House. She
has also worked in the Australian Parliamentary Press Gallery as a researcher for
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
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