Brian Costar Author

Colin A. Hughes is emeritus professor of politics at the University of Queensland. His distinguished career includes a period as the first Australian Electoral Commissioner, and he has published widely on Australian politics and electoral bahaviour. Brian Costar is professor of parliamentary democracy at Swinburne University. A frequent contributor to broadsheet newspapers and ABC Radio, he has written or co-edited a large number of books including Rebels With a Cause (UNSWP 2004) and the best-selling The Kennett Revolution (UNSWP 1999).