Without the belief that others can represent their interests, citizens will withdraw their trust from parliamentary institutions. Politicians appear to have a different set of policy priorities from those of the people they represent. Australians are now witnessing demands for citizen-initiated referenda, a popularly elected president, and other means of bypassing the role of elected representatives. This book introduces concepts of representation that lie at the heart of representative democracy. It explores the distinctive ways in which Australians have thought about and practiced representation, incorporating a groundbreaking analysis of nonparliamentary institutions of representation.