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Please share. The International Panel on the Information Environment (#IPIE) published our first series of reports: "Platform Responses to #Misinformation: A Meta-Analysis" & "Countermeasures for Mitigating Digital Misinformation: A Systematic Review" : ipie.info/reports-and-pu…

This week on #PolicyForumPod @sharonbessell and dr arnagretta hunter speak with Dr Andrew Leigh about the types and quality of evidence used by the Australian government when developing new policy. Hit ‘follow’ to be notified when the episode is released: bit.ly/PFP-2023

Did a thing with these legends (in the pod cave)! Frank Bongiorno Marija Taflaga. Watch this space Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social Policy Forum Angus Blackman

How damaging is internal criticism of Labor’s position on AUKUS? Frank Bongiorno, Dr Liz Allen, Marija Taflaga and Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social discuss the government's political challenges and the Intergenerational Report on this fresh serving of #DemocracySausage. reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/de…

What's going on at ACU is the worst example of what can go wrong in uni admin. Fast, short-sighted changes in policy. Large investments in a field one year; drop the whole institute 3 years later. Millions in consultancies of uncertain value. (1/4) x.com/KennypdPaul/st…

Job cuts like these tear at the fabric of our universities and take an immense human toll. University staff don’t deserve to pay for management’s failures with their jobs. ACU should scrap this terrible plan! Sign the petition here: act.newmode.net/action/nteu/ac…

Just all around bad, appaling management at Australian Catholic University. Indicative of the broader trend in higher ed of course. Full solidarity with those affected, Kyle Peyton Kathryn Baragwanath + others ✊🏼. I hope the last word on this issue hasn't been spoken yet.

Brilliant.

How worried should we be about electoral #disinformation? “Very worried!” is what @MaukMarlene & I conclude in our Comparative Political Studies study. We find robust evidence that online disinfo is associated with less accurate perceptions of #ElectoralIntegrity 🧵1/16 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

A colossal effort by Ferran Martinez and Diego Leiva to create the most comprehensive database of election turnout from 1945-2020. A fantastic resource, the result of meticulous data collection and cleaning powered by blood, sweat and probably dangerous levels of caffeination!

For those interested in some of the practical implications of the voice, you might find the last section useful

📢#AUListen New #DemocracySausage Episode 🎙️Reconciliation leader Senator Pat Dodson joins Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social and Marija Taflaga to discuss the case for the Voice to Parliament and the possible consequences for the nation if the proposal fails. 🎧Listen Now bit.ly/48FN0Y4.

Come work with us! 2 year contract for IPE specialists jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/lecturer-…

There is a 1 year teaching contract (3 courses over the year) going at ANU for next year. It's open to pol sci feilds and being onshore in Aus would be an advantage jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/lecturer-…

Thanks to Frank Bongiorno Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia ANU Press for such a wonderful launch event!

Please share widely! We (Alessandro Nai, Dominique Wirz, and I) are still looking for a few authors for our Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Reach out if you'd like to contribute. Or ping folks who work on one of the open topics. Thanks 🙏🏼 🙏🏼

"In our August survey, 44 per cent of people said they still don't know anything about the Voice." Head of the ANUpoll Nick Biddle on what went wrong for the 'yes' campaign. Listen now via the link or wherever you get your pods. #DemocracySausage reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/de…