From Malcolm Turnbull to ScoMo
Crisis for the Centre-right in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10477343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek Mcdougall (0000-0003-1996-4240, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 557-570 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358533.2018.1527508 |
| OpenAlex | W2895225168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Australia witnessed a change of prime minister in late August 2018, with Scott Morrison replacing Malcolm Turnbull as leader of the Liberal–National Coalition government, even though the initial challenge came from Peter Dutton on the Liberal right. The immediate context was dissatisfaction on the Liberal right with government attempts to implement a new national energy policy. However, there had been long-term discontent from this quarter with Turnbull on the grounds that he was not a ‘true’ Liberal. Morrison as the new prime minister is more to the right than Turnbull but less so than Dutton. Domestically there will be some rightward adjustments in policy but not on a major scale; internationally there will be continuity with Australia’s previous policies. The Liberal leadership turmoil has strengthened the electoral position of the opposition Labor Party, with a federal election due by May 2019. More broadly the crisis could be seen as an Australian variant of the resurgence of the populist right in other countries, and the dilemmas in maintaining unity in centre-right parties; however, there have also been institutional factors that contributed to Turnbull’s rapid downfall
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |