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Paul Rodan
Paul Rodan writes on politics for
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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
Does the economy trump all else?
Paul Rodan
11 November 2019
Labor’s election review hasn’t quite nailed the party’s key problem
National Affairs
Labor’s numbers game
Paul Rodan
30 May 2019
With most results in, the electoral landscape is looking challenging for the federal opposition
National Affairs
A close election draws closer
Paul Rodan
14 May 2019
Election 2019
| If the polling consensus is right, each winnable seat will count for Labor
Books & Arts
A festival of (compulsory) democracy
Paul Rodan
5 March 2019
Books
| How Australia came to be good at elections
National Affairs
Big target, high stakes
Paul Rodan
30 January 2019
Labor’s economic policies might seem like a life raft to the Coalition
National Affairs
Has the preference whisperer sealed his own fate?
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
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
National Affairs
The long road to a hybrid Senate
Paul Rodan
20 February 2018
How did Australia’s upper house evolve into a part-elected, part-nominated body?
Books & Arts
How the Show went on
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
Broad church blues
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
The long shadow of the Labor split
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
The forgotten 1967 referendum
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
Victoria: the natural single-term state?
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
Charismatic, no. Electable, yes
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
One last election loss for “old Labor”
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
Wrong place, wrong time
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
Labor’s leadership risk factor
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
Dust settles, history mostly vindicated
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
Harold Holt and the art of personal diplomacy
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
Election 2016: the home stretch
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
Big personality, small victory
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
Trouble on the left of the campaign trail
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
Election 2016: The realists, the rationalists and the romantics
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
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