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  • Political Chronicles: Queensland January to June, 2016

    Author(s)
    Williams, Paul
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Williams, Paul D.
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    The relative stability of the parties’ fortunes during the period masked major developments that would bear significant ramifications at the next election. With the Labor minority government still electorally competitive despite critical economic challenges, the Liberal-National Party (LNP) opposition changed leaders after successfully navigating a bill to expand the Legislative Assembly to ninety-three members. The trade-off was a return to compulsory preferential voting and — as mandated by the people at an historic 19 March referendum — a move to fixed, four year parliamentary terms. Major changes to outlaw motorcycle ...
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    The relative stability of the parties’ fortunes during the period masked major developments that would bear significant ramifications at the next election. With the Labor minority government still electorally competitive despite critical economic challenges, the Liberal-National Party (LNP) opposition changed leaders after successfully navigating a bill to expand the Legislative Assembly to ninety-three members. The trade-off was a return to compulsory preferential voting and — as mandated by the people at an historic 19 March referendum — a move to fixed, four year parliamentary terms. Major changes to outlaw motorcycle gang legislation and alcohol management laws also saw reform define the period.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Politics and History
    Volume
    62
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12310
    Subject
    Policy and administration
    Political science
    Political science not elsewhere classified
    Historical studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/124125
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