The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia’s Federal Election Series holds up a mirror to Australia’s evolving democratic system and the unique electoral landscape resulting from compulsory voting and preferential ballots. By convening leading researchers and political practitioners, the Academy has helped foster a collaborative space for in-depth analysis of the past 10 Federal elections, from 1996 to 2025. After each election, these deliberations are documented in an edited volume. The last five have been published by ANU Press and are available on open access; the earlier volumes are available through various Australian library collections.
The Federal Election workshop series reports, in order:
- The Politics of Retribution: The 1996 Federal Election edited by Clive Bean, Marian Simms, Scott Bennett and John Warhurst, Allen & Unwin, 1997.
- Howard’s Agenda: The 1998 Australian Election. Edited by Marian Simms and John Warhurst, University of Queensland Press, 2000.
- 2001: The Centenary Election. Edited by John Warhurst and Marian Simms, University of Queensland Press, 2002.
- Kevin 07 – The 2007 Australian Election, edited by Marian Simms, Australian Cultural History 27 (2); 28 (1).
- Julia 2010: The Caretaker Election, edited by Marian Simms and John Wanna
- Abbot’s Gambit: The 2013 Australian Federal Election, edited by Carol Johnson, John Wanna and Hsu-Ann Lee
- Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election, edited by Anika Gauja, Peter Chen, Jennifer Curtin and Juliet Pietsch
- Morrison’s Miracle: The 2019 Australian Federal Election, edited by Anika Gauja, Marian Sawer and Marian Simms
- Watershed: The 2022 Australian Federal Election, edited by Anika Gauja, Marian Sawer and Jill Sheppard.
- 2025: TBD