Many still speculate about what George Canning would have achieved had he not died 119 days into his premiership.
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The UK prime minister tendered his resignation after a slew of resignations by former allies in his government.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Geoff Kitney on a life in journalism and the contemporary media landscape.
Michelle Grattan sits down with veteran journalist Geoff Kitney to discuss his career.
Australia has a rich modern history of former prime ministers writing memoirs, partly to exact revenge and partly to secure their legacy as they see it. A Bigger Picture fits into that tradition.
The United Kingdom does not have a written constitution or a specific plan for what to do if the prime minister is too ill to perform official duties.
New research shows how prime ministers typically frame national identity on Australia day: it’s largely male, heterosexual, white and lacking class distinctions.
100 years ago David Lloyd George was the name on everyone’s lips – so why has he largely been forgotten?
As Chequers places host to a crucial Brexit cabinet meeting, a look back at how British prime ministers repeatedly fell in love with their country home.
Wondering how the U.K. government can just decide to dissolve itself and call for a general election? As our expert explains, it’s not uncommon.
Boris Johnson, the man who led the Brexit campaign, has been appointed as the UK’s chief diplomat. It has sent shudders down many spines, but does Africa need to worry?
Brexit takes second billing as Britain’s new Prime Minister promises to put inclusivity first.
Britain’s new leader is on solid ground politically but she is going to need a very good Chancellor on her team.
Leadsom thought voters would still identify with her as a mum first and a politician second. May knew everyone else has moved with the times.
Alfred Deakin and his contemporaries invented the Australian prime ministership. But it was not settled as a platform for national leadership until John Curtin and Ben Chifley’s time.
Many are concerned that the public is turned off politics by combat in the Commons, but a parliamentary sin bin is not the answer.
Why would anyone want to be prime minister? Why indeed? It is a job that will almost certainly end in failure. Only one prime minister in the last 100 years has left office at the time of his own choosing…
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Politics, Monash University
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Professor of Politics & Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Reader in History (Education), University of Birmingham
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Professor Emeritus, School of Government and International Relations; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Politics and Political Theory, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, University of the West of England
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Professor of International Affairs and the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), Carleton University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Professor of Public Administration, Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University
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Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Monash University
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Teaching Fellow, History Department, Case Western Reserve University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Visiting Professor in Governance and Political History, University of South Wales
