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Is US ready to elect Barack Obama and rewrite history?
31 October 2008
The Courier Mail
Professor Simon Jackman cautions that having an African-American rise to the highest office does not mean the US "has finally thrown off the stain, the guilt, the shame of its long and terrible history with race" in this article by Stefanie Balogh. Read Article
US poll could be circuit-breaker for world’s worsening troubles
31 October 2008
The West Australian
Andrew Probyn refers to the US Studies Centre National Opinion Survey in this article. Read Article
Interview with Professor Simon Jackman on 3AW
31 October 2008
3AW
Professor Simon Jackman talks about the results of the US Studies Centre survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Listen Online
Bill Woods interviews Professor Simon Jackman
31 October 2008
Channel Ten News
Professor Simon Jackman is interviewed about the results of the US Studies Centre survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Watch Online
Australians back Obama
30 October 2008
The Courier Mail
Article quotes Professor Simon Jackman on the results of the US Studies Centre's National Opinion Survey. Read Article
Australians favour Democrat four to one: poll
30 October 2008
The Age
Diplomatic Editor Daniel Flitton reports on the US Studies Centre's National Opinion Survey. Read Article
Obama would get Australians' vote
30 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mark Davis reports on the US Studies Centre survey: "Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election". Read Article
Survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 presidential election
30 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney today released the results of a major survey on the views of Australians towards the United States and next week's
presidential election, undertaken during the financial crisis last month. Professor Simon Jackman Visiting Professor in the United States Studies Centre and Professor of Politics at Stanford University in California conducted the survey "Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election" that also compared attitudes of Australians with those of Americans on the same issues. Read Media Release
Buying into the White House
30 October 2008
Triple J
Buying into the White House. Hack's Michael Atkin features Geoffrey Garrett on Obama's infomercial, Republican voters turning blue and more. Listen Online
Garrett debates US moral authority
30 October 2008
Professor Geoffrey Garrett, Chief Executive of the US Studies Centre, participated in a debate on the proposition that the US has lost its moral authority in the Intelligence2 debate at Angel Place in Sydney. Read SMH Article | Watch Online
Eleanor Hall interviews Professor Simon Jackman
30 October 2008
ABC The World Today
Eleanor Hall interviews Professor Simon Jackman on the results of the 2008 National Opinion Survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Listen Online
Don't expect humbler US to take orders
29 October 2008
The Australian Financial Review
Economic woes will curtail the next US president's capacity to deliver global leadership, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Aussies jump on Obama bandwagon: survey
29 October 2008
The Age
Article on the US Studies Centre National Opinion Survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Read Article
Australians eye US election, favor Obama victory
29 October 2008
Voice of America
Phil Mercer quotes Geoffrey Garrett who says that Australia could see the next US administration asking for additional help in Afghanistan. Read Article
Margaret Throsby interviews Professor Michael Parks
28 October 2008
ABC Radio Classic FM Mornings with Margaret Throsby
Interview with Professor Michael Parks, former editor of the Los Angeles Times and director of the School of Journalism, USC Annenberg. Parks is a visiting fellow of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Professor Michael Parks interviewed on SBS
28 October 2008
SBS World News Australia
Interview with Professor Michael Parks on the US elections. Parks is in Australia as a guest of the US Studies Centre. He is former editor of the Los Angeles Times and director of the School of Journalism, USC Annenberg. Watch Online
E-news: 28 October 2008
28 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Centre News
- Commentators' Corner
- Public Forum Video
- Competition Countdown
- Web Highlights Read More
Phillip Adams interview with Professor Michael Parks
28 October 2008
ABC Radio National Late Night Live
Phillip Adams interview with Professor Michael Parks, former editor of the Los Angeles Times and director of the School of Journalism, USC Annenberg. Parks is a visiting fellow of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Anti-US sentiment will grow if John McCain wins US election, expert warns
28 October 2008
The Australian
Guy Healy interviews Brendon O'Connor about concerns that anti-US sentiment will grow if John McCain becomes the next US president. Read Article
US Studies Centre appoints leading academics
27 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre has appointed four leading social scientists with expertise in key areas of interest for the US and Australia. Political scientists Margaret Levi and Brendon O'Connor join the Centre's permanent staff. Public health expert Lawrence Gostin and public opinion analyst Simon Jackman will lead research projects at the Centre in 2009. Read Media Release
Veteran journalist speaks to PM
27 October 2008
ABC PM
Michael Parks, director of the University of California's journalism school, is on a visit to the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney to talk about the future of journalism. Listen Online
Satisfying our next new buddy, Barack Obama
27 October 2008
Herald Sun
If Barack Obama wins the presidency, Australia will not have to go through a demeaning process as Kevin Rudd tries to convince the US leader that the institutional
ties between the countries are so strong they can stand some mutual contempt at the top, writes Kim Beazley. Read Article
How the US poll affects Aussies
26 October 2008
Herald Sun
Whether John McCain or Barack Obama reaches the White House, there are implications for Australians, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Australians paying keen attention to US election
25 October 2008
The National
Phil Mercer quotes Geoffrey Garrett and Kim Beazley in this article about the unprecedented interest by Australians in the US presidential election. Read Article
How to influence people and lose friends
23 October 2008
The Courier Mail
A McCain-Palin administration could mean America becomes more isolated in world affairs, writes Brendon O'Connor. Read Article
US foreign policy under a new president
22 October 2008
SBS Radio
US foreign policy under a new president. Features highlights of the US Studies Centre's public forum on the foreign policy of the next US president. Listen Online
E-news: 21 October 2008
21 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Event Highlight
- Commentators' Corner
- Competition Countdown
- Presidential Hack
- Web Highlights
- Centre News Read More
Tide is running against McCain
21 October 2008
The Canberra Times
As the US presidential campaign enters its last weeks, it is clear that John McCain's campaign needs a dramatic turnaround to win this election, writes Lesley Russell. Read Article
The future of anti-Americanism
21 October 2008
ABC Unleashed
Brendon O'Connor writes that the future of anti-Americanism may depend on the outcome of the US presidential election. Read Article
Geoffrey Garrett on Sky Sunday Agenda
19 October 2008
Sky News Sunday Agenda
Geoffrey Garrett is interviewed about the upcoming US presidential election. Watch Online
Presidential guess
18 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Katrina Lobley writes about the United States Studies Centre's Election Watch competitions with the prize of a trip for two to the Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC. Read Article
America's new social democracy
18 October 2008
The Australian
Barack Obama will likely preside over a very different US, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
Bush policies fail to contain North Korea
16 October 2008
ABC Radio Australia
Interview with Mike Chinoy, former CNN chief Asia correspondent, in Australia as a guest of the United States Studies Centre and CPA. Read Transcript
Commentary on the third presidential debate
16 October 2008
ABC News
Geoffrey Garrett provided commentary on the ABC's live coverage of the third presidential debate.
Analysis of the third presidential debate
16 October 2008
Sky News Agenda
Analysis of the third presidential debate with Geoffrey Garrett and Bruce Wolpe. Watch Online
E-news: 16 October 2008
16 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event reminder Read More
North Korean diplomacy
15 October 2008
Australia Network
Jim Middleton interviews Mike Chinoy, former CNN chief Asia correspondent, in Australia as a guest of the United States Studies Centre and CPA. Watch Online
Bush hardliners outgunned in North Korea deal
15 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Kirsty Needham interviewed Mike Chinoy, former CNN chief Asia correspondent, in Australia as a guest of the United States Studies Centre and CPA. Read Article
Margaret Throsby interviews Mike Chinoy
14 October 2008
ABC Radio Classic FM Mornings with Margaret Throsby
Margaret Throsby interviews Mike Chinoy, former CNN chief Asia correspondent, in Australia as a guest of the United States Studies Centre and CPA. Listen Online
The weight is behind McCain, but Obama has the votes
14 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
There is a substantial, if imperfect, correlation between a map of the obese and overweight in the United States and maps of polling for the 2008 presidential race on websites such as RealClear Politics, writes Lesley Russell. Read Article
Mark Colvin interviews Mike Chinoy
13 October 2008
ABC Radio PM
Mark Colvin interviews Mike Chinoy, former CNN chief Asia correspondent, in Australia as a guest of the United States Studies Centre and CPA. Listen Online
Brendon O'Connor speaks about the presidential contest
13 October 2008
ABC Radio The World Today
Eleanor Hall speaks to Brendon O'Connor about the presidential contest. Listen Online
Risk management increases as credit crisis continues
13 October 2008
Lateline Business
Michael Troy speaks to Mike Chinoy, former CNN chief Asia correspondent, in Australia as a guest of the United States Studies Centre and CPA. Read Transcript
E-news: 13 October 2008
13 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Commentators' Corner
- Win a Trip to the Inauguration
- New Degrees of Understanding
- Web Highlights Read More
The decline of the US empire
13 October 2008
Herald Sun
Geoffrey Garrett writes that the current economic crisis might get much worse before it gets better but things would have to fall off a cliff to rival the 1930s, and that just doesn't seem plausible. Unlike the passivity then, the alarm bells have already rung loud, clear and quickly. Read Article
Do nothing is Obama's best tactic
10 October 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
One short month ago, John McCain awoke to the happy news that his instantly infamous choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate had vaulted him five percentage points ahead of Barack Obama in the polls. Today Obama has a double digit - and growing - lead over McCain in the polls. Geoffrey Garrett asks, what explains this transformation? Read Article
Face to face
9 October 2008
Australia Network
Kesha West interviews Geoffrey Garrett about the second presidential debate. Watch Online
Geoffrey Garrett's lecture on the US election campaign
9 October 2008
ABC Fora
Geoffrey Garrett's lecture on the US election campaign as part of the Department of the Senate's Occasional Lecture series. Watch Online
Commentary on the second presidential debate
8 October 2008
ABC News
Geoffrey Garrett provided commentary on the ABC's live coverage of the second presidential debate.
Analysis of the second presidential debate
8 October 2008
Sky News Agenda
Analysis of the second presidential debate with Geoffrey Garrett and Dae Levine. Watch Online
McCain has a mountain to climb
8 October 2008
The Australian Financial Review
The Republican candidate's core policies remind voters of the Bush administration, writes Geoffrey Garrett. Read Article
E-news: 7 October 2008
7 October 2008
In this edition:
- Event Spotlight
- Commentators' Corner
- Win a Trip to the Inauguration
- Centre News
- Web Highlights Read More
Barlow to lead innovation
7 October 2008
The Australian Financial Review
Mark Fenton-Jones reports that the US Studies Centre has engaged Thomas Barlow, a leading specialist in innovation policy, to lead the first phase of a new program to promote innovation in Australia.
Discussion about the presidential campaign
6 October 2008
ABC Radio National Australia Talks
Paul Barclay discusses the presidential campaign with Geoffrey Garrett; Professor James Lengle, visiting Fulbright ANU Distinguished Chair in American Political Science; and Associate Professor Stephen Stockwell, Head of School of Arts, Griffith University. Listen Online
Not up to the job
6 October 2008
ABC Unleashed
Brendon O'Connor expresses concern that the Republican candidates are not up to the job, given ongoing concerns about Senator McCain's health and Sarah Palin's apparent lack of knowledge of the key issues facing the US. Read Article
Australian fires add to fears on climate change
4 October 2008
The New York Times
Tim Johnston writes that the US Studies Centre National Opinion Survey showed that 40 percent of Australians thought that global warming was a greater threat to security than Islamic fundamentalism. Read Article
Geoff Garrett commentates on the vice presidential debate
3 October 2008
ABC News
Geoffrey Garrett appeared on the ABC's live coverage of the vice presidential debate.
Mark Colvin speaks to Geoffrey Garrett
3 October 2008
ABC Radio PM
Geoffrey Garrett provides analysis of the vice-presidential debate during this interview with Mark Colvin. Listen Online
A woman from mars?
3 October 2008
ABC Unleashed
Foreign distaste for American populism is nothing new and Palin fits a well established set of tropes and stereotypes, writes Brendon O'Connor. Read Article
Expert commentary and analysis on American politics
2 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre's Professor Geoffrey Garrett will be a commentator on the ABC's upcoming television coverage of the US presidential debates. Read Media Release
China holds aces as US loses face
2 October 2008
The Age
Daniel Flitton quotes Geoffrey Garrett in this article about the strength of the Chinese economy over the US. Read Article
E-news: 1 October 2008
1 October 2008
In this edition:
- Experience It
- Event Spotlight
- Centre News
- Next Week's Edition Read More
An idiot's guide to the United States presidential election
1 October 2008
City Journal
Sam Bolitho spoke to Geoffrey Garrett and RMIT's Professor Joseph Siracusa who explain the intricacies of the US presidential election system. Read Article
Meltdown
1 October 2008
Adelaide Advertiser
Tough decisions are needed to rescue the global financial system, writes Bruce McKern. Read Article
