Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?

In this article I discuss the likelihood of the Australian Greens being able to develop into a party that plays an equivalent ‘third party’ role in the Senate similar to that played by the Australian Democrats for most of their existence. My conclusion, based on attitudes underlying voting behaviour...

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Main Author: Charnock, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43257
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description In this article I discuss the likelihood of the Australian Greens being able to develop into a party that plays an equivalent ‘third party’ role in the Senate similar to that played by the Australian Democrats for most of their existence. My conclusion, based on attitudes underlying voting behaviour, is that they cannot afford to behave contrary to their position as part of a leftwing bloc without jeopardising a substantial part of their voter base.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-432572017-09-13T15:07:14Z Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate? Charnock, David In this article I discuss the likelihood of the Australian Greens being able to develop into a party that plays an equivalent ‘third party’ role in the Senate similar to that played by the Australian Democrats for most of their existence. My conclusion, based on attitudes underlying voting behaviour, is that they cannot afford to behave contrary to their position as part of a leftwing bloc without jeopardising a substantial part of their voter base. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43257 10.1080/10361140902862776 Routledge Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group restricted
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Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?
title Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?
title_full Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?
title_fullStr Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?
title_full_unstemmed Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?
title_short Can the Australian Greens Replace the Australian Democrats as a 'Third Party' in the Senate?
title_sort can the australian greens replace the australian democrats as a 'third party' in the senate?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43257