Watershed: The 2022 Australian federal election

Abstract

In this chapter we introduce key themes of the 2022 federal election campaign, including the widening gap between the salience of issues such as climate change for voters and for the major parties. As a result of this gap there was further erosion of the traditional two-party system and the appearance of new players such as the Teal Independents. We also analyse some of the regulatory issues highlighted by the campaign, including how to deal with electoral disinformation and fake news.