Table of Contents

Tables

Figures

Contributors

Acknowledgements

I Overview

1 1977-97: Twenty years hard democracy - John Warhurst

II Origins

2 A party of new ideas: the Australia Party - J Warhurst

3 The Liberal movement and the new LM - Dean Jaensch

4 1977: Don Chipp's new party - John Warhurst

III National and international dimensions

5 Australian Democrats: electoral performance and

voting support - Clive Bean

6 Australian Democrats in comparative perspective -

R K Carty

IV Inside the party

7 Party organisation and membership participation - Ian Ward

8 Ideology, internal politics and policy formulation -

Hiroya Sugita

V The Parliament

9 Parliamentary performance in the Senate - Hiroya Sugita

10 'Red Leather Rules and the Art of Cross-Benching': The Democrats and the budget process - Liz Young

VI State di

About the Author

Professor John Warhurst is Professor of Political Science in the Faculties at the ANU. He has assembled an experienced team of analysts to review the Democrats as they enter their 21st year.