This new book Women’s Pathway to Power arrived today - edited by my great friend @acarson.bsky.social

Figure 1. Treatment and control images Image on the left shows mobile phone on facebook page with a section indicating false information checked by independent fact-checkers blurring out a photo. Image on the right is control image, of a facebook login screen.

Figure 2. Simple slopes, Facebook fact-check treatment, conspiracy mentality, and ideology. This analysis indicated that our fact-check treatment increases perceptions of Facebook-related conspiracy beliefs, but only among participants who score highest on conspiracy mentality and who also identify as very conservative. The simple slope for this group is positive and significant (b = 0.079, s.e. = 0.040, p = 0.049). When either (or both) conspiracy mentality or ideology are at different values, the effect of the Facebook fact-check treatment is not significant (see Figure 2).

Figure 3. Simple slopes, Facebook fact-check treatment, conspiracy mentality, and party identification This analysis indicated that our fact-check treatment increased perceptions of Facebook-related conspiracy beliefs, but primarily among Independents who either scored high or scored low on conspiracy mentality (see Figure 3). The fact-check treatment pushes these two groups in opposite directions: while Independents in the control condition closely resembled Republicans, they diverged substantially when exposed to the Facebook fact-check treatment. Specifically, those scoring highest on conspiracy mentality were more likely to agree with the statement that Facebook is manipulating the public through fact-checks (b = 0.181, s.e. = 0.077, p = 0.019), while those who scored lowest were less likely to agree with such a belief (b = −0.315, s.e. = 0.110, p = 0.004).

nice to be part of this multidisciplinary and international team led by Justin Phillips (nz), @timgravelle.bsky.social (ca), @acarson.bsky.social & me investigating whether facebook's 3rd party fact-checking increases #conspiracybelief

TLDR; it doesn't really.
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Following the reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, here is our article that tracks online reactions to Trump’s assassination attempt:

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Looking forward to this #auspol

Meet the influencers courting your vote - 360 Political influencers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are already a force likely to shape how elections are covered even if they don’t swing votes. Online influencers might not change the way you...

Happy to share my article in 360info this week, looking at the Australian political influencer scene and how it may (or may not) shape the upcoming federal election.
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Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media.
It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics.

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APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...

APSA is awarding multiple prizes in 2025, celebrating leadership. First up:
🏅 Lifetime Achievement Award: for a career shaping political studies.
🧭 Academic Leadership Award: for inclusive, field-advancing leadership.
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Stay tuned!

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Just a nod to this PhD talent @Finley Watson who I’m luck to be co- supervising. Examining USA influencers….and use of digital affordances
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APSA Conference 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open! We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that...

HURRY! The deadline for abstracts is tomorrow. Come to Melbourne for the annual political science conference
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#auspol25. We have an exceptional keynote speaker who straddles the worlds of both academia and politics. You won't be disappointed!!

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Join Us. 👇
As president of @auspsa.bsky.social we have sent a letter to Macquarie Uni @macqpac.bsky.social expressing our deep concern at proposed cuts to politics teaching and jobs. auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap...

APSA is deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Our letter to university leadership outlines the discipline’s outstanding research, strong teaching record, and impact.
📄 Read the full letter here:
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Australian Federal Elections Explore the article collection: Australian Federal Elections. Published in Australian Journal of Political Science.

With the final results of the Australian Federal Election all wrapped up, it's a good time to check out the new Australian Journal of Political Science virtual collection on Australian Federal Elections @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...

Are you an Australia-based PhD student working on issues related to political legitimacy? If so, check out this CFA (including travel and accommodation bursaries) for a workshop on ‘Pluralizing Political Legitimacy: Building Common Ground in a Divided World’. The submission deadline is 30 June 2025.

Spread the word 📣 - we want to see the best and interesting and diverse scholarship at the 2025 conference at the wonderful University of Melbourne

🎉 Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2025 APSA Conference!
📍 Uni of Melbourne | 🗓️ Due 4 July
Theme: Challenges for Australia & Beyond in a Changing World
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💼 Limited Bursaries for ECRs & students!
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We are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (‪@auspsa.bsky.social‬)! 1/1

The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...

🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science

The good news: it’s open access

The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”

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Recalibrating labour-capital relations: a typology of consensus politics under the Albanese Labor Government This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...

We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!

The number of Labor women in the HoR is actually monumental. Like, listing the names of women in each party and... just, wow.

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Very pleased to be part of this special issue on women’s voices in the media. Great work with @dianabossio.bsky.social @rmit and a big thank you to WLIA. www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...

👇Last chance 🇦🇺 to join us at 5.30 TONIGHT melb/syd for a super topical conversation with former ALP leader BILL SHORTEN and UoC VC on pressing issues in the Trumpian era and how the new ALP govt will navigate it. latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @latrobeuni.bsky.social

How will a newly emboldened Albanese government approach international challenges? La Trobe University Media Release ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION: How will a newly emboldened Albanese government approach international challenges? Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will join an online panel...

“Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will join an online panel discussion with La Trobe academics to debate the immediate international challenges facing the Federal Government after it was handed a significant majority at the recent election.”

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It’s on tonight at 5.30 - come and join us.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Australia’s Election and the International Agenda. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Australia's federal election has produced a significant majority for PM Anthony Albanese. While most of the campaign was dominated by domestic issues, the shadow cast by the Trump administration's hig...

You only have a week to enrol!!! JOIN us for what will be a super topical conversation with former ALP leader BILL SHORTEN on pressing issues in the Trumpian era and how the new ALP govt will navigate it. latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @latrobeuni.bsky.social

Australian Federal Election 2025 Live Results Stay across the latest live results from the 2025 Federal Election with ABC News experts. View results for every electorate across Australia in real time.

So far it looks like there will be 7 more women - at least! That's just from the seats that have been conceded.

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Based on the candidates currently ahead, we’re on track for a huge increase in the percentage of women in the House of Reps in the 48th Parliament. Currently women are ahead in 70 of 150 seats, which would mean 46.7% women, up from 38.4% after the last election. #insiders #auspol

Wow! That’s fantastic

The fabulous @annahough.bsky.social has been into it (and using a delicious format).

Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!

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Thanks Blair! To clarify, that cake shows the parliament after the 2022 election, but I’ll be making one for the new parliament as soon as the results are finalised! In the meantime, here’s the House of Reps chamber before election day and at about 10:30pm on election night, with 13 seats undecided:

I knew you’d be on the case! Thank you @annahough.bsky.social