National security elections: Reds under the bed

Domestic policies are often regarded as more important than foreign affairs and defense policies in influencing Australian election campaigns. But national security campaigns by the government of the day, known as either khaki elections or reds under the beds, have such a long history in Australian federal elections that they challenge the conventional wisdom. By John Warhurst

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