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100 _aDavis, Glyn, et al.
245 _aRethinking caretaker conventions for Australian governments
260 _c2001
300 _ap.11-28
362 _aSep
520 _aAustralia has well-established conventions for caretaker governments. These conventions regulate how a government should operate once an election is called, and have been documented for some decades. Yet the current conventions date from an era when elections usually produced clear and immediate results. Can our caretaker conventions cope with the emerging reality of indecisive elections and long delays before a new government is confirmed? This paper canvasses the state of Australia's caretaker conventions and offers suggestions for an expanded, contemporary code. - Reproduced
650 _aAustralia - Politics and government
650 _aPolitics and government
773 _aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
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999 _c50178
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