In 1922-23, Billy Hughes’ Nationalist Party brokered a deal with the Country Party to form government - but only on condition Hughes was no longer prime minister. It’s possible this could play out again.
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Visiting research fellow, Australian National University
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PhD candidate, English Literature, Australian National University
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
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Lecturer, History and Sociology, Australian National University
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Professor in Climate Change and Paleoclimatology, Australian National University
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Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow at the ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, International Relations, Australian National University
