James C. Murphy is Lecturer in Australian Politics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He studies Victorian State politics and policy conflict in Australia, and published his first book The Making and Unmaking of East-West Link, based on his PhD thesis in 2022. Jim teaches politics, public policy and electioneering.

Alan Fenna is Professor of Politics at the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University, Western Australia. He publishes widely on public policy and Australian and comparative federalism and served as President of the Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) 2009-10.

Rob Manwaring is Associate Professor in the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Australia. He teaches a range of policy and politics topics, and researches into the areas of centre-left political parties, democratic politics, and public policy. Rob is a former President of the Australian Political Studies Association (2023-24), and was a co-editor for the Australian Journal of Political Science (2022-24).