Susan Harris Rimmer

analysis: Mad world: Global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of 'polycrisis'

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least 10 regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. What actually transpired in 2022 were some of the most shocking humanitarian…

Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of ‘polycrisis’

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. What actually transpired in 2022 were some of the most shocking humanitarian…

analysis: Is Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's popularity waning in post-COVID pandemic Queensland?

analysis Queensland has changed a lot in two short years. On October 31, 2020, when Annastacia Palaszczuk won her historic third term as Premier on the mantra of "keeping Queenslanders safe", there were just four active COVID cases in the state. Back…

China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Forum that some Australians may not understand why he’s at a NATO meeting in Spain. But that since COVID and the invasion of Ukraine, more Australians…

Power of the youth vote changes Queensland's political landscape

It is voters like 28-year-old Hugh Thomas who changed Queensland's political landscape at this weekend's federal election. He lives in Clayfield, on the northern edge of the Brisbane electorate – one of three inner-city seats where the Greens are…

Is this the end of the two-party system in Australia? The Greens, teals and others shock the major parties

The Australian Labor Party will form government either outright or in a minority government. The ALP has so far gained a small 2.8% two-party preferred national swing (though much higher in Western Australia, around 10%). The crossbench may double in…

Opinion: How Australia's 'mate-ocracy' created a toxic Parliament

Susan Harris Rimmer is the Director of the Griffith University Policy Innovation Hub and a human rights lawyer in Brisbane, Australia. She is a co-convenor of the Griffith Gender Equality Research Network, a Fulbright Scholar and a Top Innovator with…

Regional Queensland loses federal election spotlight as major parties focus elsewhere

Regional Queensland helped deliver the Coalition its "miracle" victory at the 2019 election, but the Sunshine State has not been feeling as much love and attention from either major party leader this time around. Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese…

Were minor parties the big winners? 3 experts on the final leaders’ debate

Disclosure statement Susan Harris Rimmer receives funding from the Australian Research Council and ONI. Narelle Miragliotta and Stephen Mills do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would…

Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election?

Clive Palmer has had a tough run leading up to the 2022 election campaign. He faced COVID-19 without the protection of vaccination in March, tripped at his National Press Club speech and reported being knocked unconscious for about 20 seconds when he…

Call for climate on election agenda

Featured: Associate Professor Malte Meinshausen, University of Melbourne Professor Tim Flannery, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute Professor Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University

Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Bridging the Gap between Multilateral Aspiration and State Practice

This issue brief focuses on how governments have committed to global norms to end violence against women and girls, and the potential for more rigorous state practice that can be shared across borders to enhance those norms. It assesses the different…

‘They brought their politics with them’: will Queensland’s newest residents affect the election?

A little more than a year ago, River Streader swapped a Coburg sharehouse for one in Kangaroo Point – returning to their hometown of Brisbane after a decade in Melbourne. The 30-year-old spent their time in Melbourne working as psychotherapist,…

Many Queenslanders will be feeling 'spent' as they cast their votes in the federal election

Ash Barty this week declared she had "nothing more to give" when she retired from tennis. "I just know I am absolutely spent," she said, in her jaw-dropping retirement declaration. It's a feeling most Australians can relate to, but one that perhaps…

Why ‘freedom’ is not the only thing worth fighting for

Disclosure statement Susan Harris Rimmer receives funding from the Australian Research Council and ONI. Sarah Joseph does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article,…

‘The lessons haven’t been learned’: who should lead Australia’s disaster recovery response?

As the flood waters rose in Lismore, hundreds of locals went out in their boats to rescue those whose homes had suddenly been swallowed. The community flotilla dwarfed the crews filled by volunteers for the State Emergency Service, who at one point…

Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine push Europe towards energy independence and faster decarbonisation?

Disclosure statement Susan Harris Rimmer receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Queensland Public Service Commission and the Department of Defence. Ellie Martus does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any…

The week in federal politics with Professor Susan Harris Rimmer

On Mornings with Matt Webber Unsure what the religious discrimination bill is all about? Who was crossing what floor? If you're not totally across everything that's happened in Canberra this week, Professor Susan Harris Rimmer, from Director of the…

Australian Lawmakers Apologize for Sexual Harassment in Parliament

The move by the prime minister and others acknowledged calls for change after an account of rape inside the defense minister’s office. SYDNEY, Australia — Top lawmakers in Australia, the prime minister among them, formally apologized on Tuesday to…

‘Like Fresh Meat’: Detailing Rampant Sex Harassment in Australia’s Parliament

MELBOURNE, Australia — Men strutting down corridors looking women up and down. Women carrying fake binders to block unwanted advances. Forcible touches, kisses, comments about appearance. Fears of speaking out. A sweeping review of the workplace…