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Paul Rodan

Paul Rodan writes on politics for Inside Story.

National Affairs Paul Rodan 16 February 2021 What do past results tell us about the next federal election?
National Affairs 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 Paul Rodan 18 June 2020 This week’s branch-stacking revelations highlight the sharp decline in philosophical differences among Labor’s factions Essays & Reportage 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 Paul Rodan 11 November 2019 Labor’s election review hasn’t quite nailed the party’s key problem
National Affairs Paul Rodan 30 May 2019 With most results in, the electoral landscape is looking challenging for the federal opposition
National Affairs Paul Rodan 14 May 2019 Election 2019 | If the polling consensus is right, each winnable seat will count for Labor Books & Arts Paul Rodan 5 March 2019 Books | How Australia came to be good at elections National Affairs Paul Rodan 30 January 2019 Labor’s economic policies might seem like a life raft to the Coalition National Affairs Paul Rodan 14 December 2018 Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has come out of the election with the upper hand against the Legislative Council’s crowded crossbench
National Affairs Paul Rodan 23 November 2018 The Victorian premier is pinning his hopes on majority government — and the polls are encouraging
National Affairs Paul Rodan 2 November 2018 The polls aren’t looking good for Matthew Guy’s Liberals in Victoria National Affairs 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 Paul Rodan 17 July 2018 This month’s by-elections come at a delicate time for Labor, federally and in Queensland National Affairs Paul Rodan 20 February 2018 How did Australia’s upper house evolve into a part-elected, part-nominated body?
Books & Arts Paul Rodan 28 January 2018 Books | A former communist and a former Catholic activist combine forces to cast new light on the organisation that helped fuel the Labor split
National Affairs Paul Rodan 21 December 2017 The Coalition has weathered periods of disunity before, but this time there’s the added problem of ructions within the National Party Books & Arts Paul Rodan 18 September 2017 Brian Burke’s doorstopper of a memoir is a valuable but partial account of a career propelled by an old grievance National Affairs Paul Rodan 26 May 2017 Fifty years ago this weekend, Australians voted on two constitutional changes. One of them was defeated, and that’s still influencing election results today National Affairs Paul Rodan 24 April 2017 Victoria could experience two shortlived governments in a row unless Labor can lift its performance in key areas
National Affairs Paul Rodan 13 March 2017 Mark McGowan’s win in Western Australia is good news for Bill Shorten – though not necessarily in the way you’d expect
Essays & Reportage Paul Rodan 23 November 2016 When the Coalition won the November 1966 federal election, the Labor Party had no alternative but to modernise Books & Arts Paul Rodan 9 September 2016 Books | Energy and ambition fuelled the rise and fall of a remarkable but flawed Labor leader, writes Paul Rodan National Affairs Paul Rodan 16 August 2016 Although Labor hasn’t faced the problems of its British counterpart, the party’s leader-selection changes have already had unintended consequences, writes Paul Rodan National Affairs Paul Rodan 15 July 2016 After a long campaign and a long count, the result isn’t so surprising after all, writes Paul Rodan
Essays & Reportage Paul Rodan 1 July 2016 He might have been an ardent admirer of the United States, but Harold Holt also brought welcome changes to Australia’s relations with the rest of the world, writes Paul Rodan
National Affairs Paul Rodan 28 June 2016 Known unknowns – including the Nick Xenophon team’s election-day performance – make a precise prediction difficult, writes Paul Rodan. But the evidence… National Affairs Paul Rodan 1 June 2016 Like Malcolm Turnbull, John Gorton needed a solid win to cement his authority, writes Paul Rodan. And the parallels don’t end there National Affairs Paul Rodan 25 May 2016 It’s not surprising that Labor won’t rethink its relations with the Greens in the heat of the battle, writes Paul Rodan. But avoiding the longer-term problem… National Affairs Paul Rodan 4 May 2016 We don’t know for certain why people vote the way they do, writes Paul Rodan. But three theories give us glimpses