Why The Conversation will focus on policy over personality in this federal election campaign
- Written by Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation
The bell has been rung, the shadow campaign is now official, and we head to the polls on May 21. As the government enters caretaker mode, Australia enters a highly consequential period of democratic deliberation, but not for the reasons you might think.
It suits politicians – and many in the media – to portray a federal election as a...





