From unstable to stable minority government: reflections on the role of the Nationals in federal coalition governments
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Article Title | From unstable to stable minority government: reflections on the role of the Nationals in federal coalition governments |
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ERA Journal ID | 6876 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Botterill, Linda Courtenay (Author) and Cockfield, Geoff (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Politics and History |
Journal Citation | 61 (1), pp. 53-66 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 0004-9522 |
1467-8497 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12086 |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajph.12086/pdf |
Abstract | In contrast to some other jurisdictions, in Australia, governments relying on minor parties and independents to enact policies and especially to hold power, are readily characterised by oppositions and commentators as unstable, even chaotic and an undesirable deviation from the stability of majority parliaments. The almost unremarked exception is the Liberals' long and frequent reliance on the National Party and its predecessors to form government. This paper explores the role of the National Party in minority Coalition governments and considers why this form of minority government attracts so little comment, noting the inter-party and intra-party systems and strategies that give the appearance of stability. |
Keywords | Australia; Liberal Party; National Party; coalition government; parliamentary stability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440801. Australian government and politics |
430302. Australian history | |
440811. Political theory and political philosophy | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | University of Canberra |
School of Commerce |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2y8x/from-unstable-to-stable-minority-government-reflections-on-the-role-of-the-nationals-in-federal-coalition-governments
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