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National affairs Peter Dutton’s challenge Paul Rodan 8 April 2025 Is electoral history about to assert itself once again? Books & arts Menzies hits his straps Paul Rodan 14 February 2025 Much good luck and a degree of good management enabled the long-serving prime minister to ride the postwar boom Books & arts Man in the middle Paul Rodan 16 October 2024 A new biography assesses the record of Labor’s first prime minister National affairs Electoral shadows Paul Rodan 17 April 2024 Past election results offer good news and bad for the federal government

National affairs The weight of history Paul Rodan 16 February 2021 What do past results tell us about the next federal election? National affairs Sir John’s lack of candour Paul Rodan 22 July 2020 In breaching a key principle of the vice-regal relationship, John Kerr created the conditions for a crisis National affairs Spoils of office Paul Rodan 18 June 2020 This week’s branch-stacking revelations highlight the sharp decline in philosophical differences among Labor’s factions Essays & reportage After Menzies Paul Rodan 25 May 2020 A young masters student talks to figures at the centre of the Liberal Party’s growing instability in the mid 1960s

National affairs The non-greening of Daniel Andrews Paul Rodan 23 November 2018 The Victorian premier is pinning his hopes on majority government — and the polls are encouraging National affairs When law and order isn’t enough Paul Rodan 2 November 2018 The polls aren’t looking good for Matthew Guy’s Liberals in Victoria National affairs Outlook uncertain in Labor’s Victoria Paul Rodan 6 August 2018 Some loss of seats seems likely this November, and minority government might be the best Labor can hope for National affairs Is Queensland different? Paul Rodan 17 July 2018 This month’s by-elections come at a delicate time for Labor, federally and in Queensland