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We’ve seen an awful lot of men during this campaign, often doing some carefully managed roleplay while wearing high-vis vests. It might be surprising, given the extent to which the treatment of women has been at the centre of public debate over the past few years, that “women’s issues” (that awful term, surely they are everyone’s issues) have not been more central to the campaigns of the two major parties.
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese offer different models of masculine leadership, writes Michelle Arrow, with the Labor leader still fond of a high-vis vest but equally comfortable talking to women and holding babies while on the campaign trail. In contrast, the prime minister has focused his efforts on wooing male voters with his “blokey campaign schtick”.
But if the polls are to be believed, women voters are coming after the government in particular, “with baseball bats”, and it may be their votes that decide the outcome on Saturday night.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University
Despite the treatment of women being hotly debated in recent times, they have been largely overlooked during the election - and that may have big consequences on May 21.
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Marion Terrill, Grattan Institute
Labor and the Coalition are promising a lot in terms of transport, but most of the projects haven’t been assessed by Infrastructure Australia and are outside the federal government’s remit.
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Benjamin Clark, The Conversation
In the final episode of our election podcast before polling day, our expert panel interview a Facebook official on the online campaign, and discuss Morrison's mea culpa and last-minute housing policy.
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Alison Carroll, The University of Melbourne
Germany and England spend around A$4–5 per capita on cultural engagement and diplomacy. We spend 20 cents.
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David Roy, University of Newcastle
The 2022 election campaign has not exactly been a policy fest. And one critical area we have heard very little about is schools.
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Making promises add up just before an election carries risks. Labor says its no longer willing to wear them.
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Sue Richardson, Flinders University
The buying power of wages began slipping mid last year year. The wages share of national income has been sliding since 2016.
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Susanne Becken, Griffith University; Paresh Pant, Griffith University
Ultra long-haul flights make it possible to go Sydney to London non-stop. But does the world need them, given they are more polluting and less efficient?
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Politics + Society
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Carol Johnson, University of Adelaide
The positive nexus between Morrison’s economic agenda and his masculine leadership image in 2019 may have now turned negative. This reinforces Labor narratives that he’s uncaring and a poor performer.
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Katherine Ravenswood, Auckland University of Technology
Ahead of the 2022 budget, the government is investing in male-dominated apprenticeships rather than women-dominated care roles. Has anything really changed in how we value the work of women?
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
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Malcolm Mackerras, Australian Catholic University
An election expert breaks down the big questions.
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Health + Medicine
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Monica Cations, Flinders University
Younger people with dementia are more likely to experience quicker disease decline. But annual NDIS reviews don’t capture their changing needs.
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Anthony Scott, The University of Melbourne
Labor’s election pledge for Medicare includes some additional funding, but to strengthen the system, it needs to improve people’s access to doctors.
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Science + Technology
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Kira Westaway, Macquarie University; Mike W Morley, Flinders University; Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Southern Cross University
The mysterious Denisovans left DNA traces in populations across Southeast Asia and Australasia, but until now no physical signs of their presence outside Eurasia had been found.
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Environment + Energy
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David Hall, Auckland University of Technology; Melody Meng, Auckland University of Technology; Nina Ives, Auckland University of Technology
The budget will reveal some extra spending, but the Emissions Reduction Plan still treats climate change as merely a scientific, technical problem – when it has been a political problem all along.
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Amy Peden, UNSW Sydney; Andrew Gissing, Macquarie University; Kyra Hamilton, Griffith University
Driving into floodwater is the leading cause of flood-related death. So why do people do it?
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Books + Ideas
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Erin O'Donnell, The University of Melbourne; Gregory Moore, The University of Melbourne; Kristen Lyons, The University of Queensland; Peter Christoff, The University of Melbourne; Stefan Kaufman, Monash University
We asked six experts to nominate books that might help us avert environmental catastrophe. Here’s what they said.
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Business + Economy
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David Hall, Auckland University of Technology; Melody Meng, Auckland University of Technology; Nina Ives, Auckland University of Technology
The budget will reveal some extra spending, but the Emissions Reduction Plan still treats climate change as merely a scientific, technical problem – when it has been a political problem all along.
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Timothy Welch, University of Auckland
Tackling climate change is a budget priority, but will we see the major investment in cycling infrastructure and public transport that is one obvious solution?
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Olga Dodd, Auckland University of Technology; Adrian Fernandez-Perez, Auckland University of Technology; Simon Sosvilla-Rivero, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Russia’s war has had an unexpected impact on global trade patterns, raising the price on goods but weakening currencies. What’s behind this unexpected blip?
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