Book Launch: The Australian Liberal Party: Volumes 1 & 2

About the Event:

Hosted by Northern Institute and the Library and Archives NT, the event celebrates the Northern Territory's distinctive place in Australia's liberal democratic tradition while bringing national political research to a local audience. 

The launch will include presentations by the two editors, Associate Professor Matteo Bonotti and Associate Professor Zareh Ghazarian, introducing both volumes, with CDU contributor Associate Professor  Steven Farram speaking on his chapter examining the Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory. 

There will also be a panel session with the editors, opening up to audience questions on the future of major parties, the role of research in public understanding, and how parties are adapting to a fast-changing political landscape. 

Whether you're an academic, political practitioner, journalist, student or simply curious about how parties shape our democracy, there's something here for you — this is a non-partisan event focused on scholarship and ideas, not politics as usual.

Registration is essential* for seating purposes — we look forward to seeing you there!

Presenters & Panellists:

Matteo Bonotti is an Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Monash University. His research interests include democratic theory, migration, political liberalism and public reason, linguistic justice, free speech and civility, and food justice. His work has appeared in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, and Political Studies. He is the author of Partisanship and Political Liberalism in Diverse Societies (Oxford University Press 2017), the the co-author of Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy: A Public Reason Approach (Oxford University Press 2022) and Money, Parties, and Democracy: Political Finance Between Fat Cats and Big Government (Oxford University Press 2025), and the co-editor of A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia: Genesis, Impact and Future (Palgrave Macmillan 2021) and Australian Politics at a Crossroads: Prospects for Change (Routledge 2024).

Zareh Ghazarian is an Associate Professor of Politics and International relations in the School of Social Sciences, at Monash University. His major publications have included The Making of a Party System: Minor Parties in the Australian Senate (2015), Gender Politics: Navigating Political Leadership in Australia (co-edited with Katrina Lee-Koo) and Australian Politics for Dummies (2nd Edition) (2022), which he co-authored. He has published widely in the field of Australian politics and is a leading commentator in national and international media on Australian politics. He has been awarded an Australian Prime Minister’s Centre Fellowship, the E.G. Whitlam Research Fellowship, and an ANZSOG Academic Fellowship. His teaching and research interests include political parties, public policy, political knowledge, and civics and citizenship education.

Steven Farram is an Associate Professor with CDU's Faculty of Arts & Society. He completed his PhD in 2004 on the topic of the political history of West Timor, 1901-1967

Dr Farram wrote Chapter 15, Territory Party: The Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory, The Australian Liberal Party - Volume 2. 

Steve's research interests include the history of northern Australia and Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Timor-Leste. He also has a strong interest in the 1960s popular culture of the region, especially music. Steven has published extensively in these areas and is also a regular contributor of book and exhibition reviews to various journals.

This seminar is presented by Northern Institute in partnership with Library & Archives NT

Link to Register:

 http://go.cdu.edu.au/ftaq (In-person only)
 

Getting there:

Level 2, Library & Archives Northern Territory 
Danala | Education and Community Precinct
54 Cavenagh Street, Darwin City, NT 0800