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Zareh Ghazarian

Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences
Zareh.Ghazarian@monash.edu

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Core expertise

Political parties
Public policy
Comparative politics
Elections and governance
Politics and the media
Political leadership

Biography

Zareh is a political scientist and leading commentator on Australian Politics, appearing regularly on national and international television and radio. His teaching and research interests include elections, institutions of governance, political leadership and comparative politics. He has published widely in academic journals and is co-author of “Australian Politics for Dummies.”

Zareh’s latest book, The Making of a Party System: Minor Parties in the Australian Senate explores the rise of minor parties in the Australian Senate.

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The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education post image

The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education

Australian federal election 2025: Where it was won and lost post image

Australian federal election 2025: Where it was won and lost

Election 2025: Can independents maintain the momentum from the 2022 poll? post image

Election 2025: Can independents maintain the momentum from the 2022 poll?

Early voting opens in the federal election – but it brings some problems for voters and parties post image

Early voting opens in the federal election – but it brings some problems for voters and parties

How might the House of Representatives shape up after the 2025 federal election? post image

How might the House of Representatives shape up after the 2025 federal election?

Keep an eye on the Senate – the people elected to it this year will have immense power for years post image

Keep an eye on the Senate – the people elected to it this year will have immense power for years

Australia decides: Cost of living, climate change and healthcare to dominate election campaign post image

Australia decides: Cost of living, climate change and healthcare to dominate election campaign

Volunteering: Giving time for the common good post image

Volunteering: Giving time for the common good

Failure to launch: Young women and political leadership in Australia post image

Failure to launch: Young women and political leadership in Australia

Australian politics set for shakeup after Labor’s 2023 slide post image

Australian politics set for shakeup after Labor’s 2023 slide

Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s new premier? post image

Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s new premier?

Victorian Premier quits: Moving into the post-Daniel Andrews era post image

Victorian Premier quits: Moving into the post-Daniel Andrews era