TY - BOOK AU - McAllister,Ian TI - The Australian voter: 50 years of change T2 - ANZSOG SN - 9781921410116 AV - JQ4092 .M33 2011 U1 - 324.994 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Kensington, N.S.W. PB - University of New South Wales Press KW - Public opinion KW - Australia KW - Elections KW - History KW - Voting KW - Political campaigns KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index; 1. Electoral institutions -- 2. Party loyalties -- 3. Citizens' views of politics -- 4. The election campaign -- 5. Social background -- 6. Class and economic interests -- 7. Economic beliefs -- 8. Social attitudes and values -- 9. Political leaders -- Appendix: The Australian election study N2 - In the 1960s, voting was class and party-based; today, environmentalism, evaluations of economic performance and the personalities of the leaders dominate political debate. Ian McAllister assesses the implications of these changes for politics, and points to future directions in Australian voting behaviour. The book also includes analysis of the 2010 Federal election ER -