National Affairs
18 January 2019
With looming retirements and on-the-nose MPs, there’s a good chance the crossbench will be bigger after this year’s federal election
National Affairs
9 January 2019
The polls show a clear trend in how voters are responding
National Affairs
28 December 2018
If you’re a member of the government, that is — though the odds are still against you
National Affairs
10 December 2018
The former prime minister is unlikely to be opposition leader after the election — and it’s mainly a question of timing
National Affairs
6 December 2018
Poor polling figures bring to the surface old obsessions that don’t necessarily impress voters
National Affairs
28 November 2018
Julia Banks faces a range of challenges if she runs as an independent — and hers won’t be the only Victorian seat to watch
National Affairs
25 November 2018
Federal and state factors interacted yesterday, but not in the way you might think
National Affairs
24 November 2018
Peter Brent’s election-day round-up
National Affairs
14 November 2018
The Voice and the republic might just add up to a winning combination
National Affairs
8 November 2018
Being prime minister is harder than Scott Morrison might have thought
National Affairs
31 October 2018
Down this fortnight, up the next: how a nation is gripped by a name and its numbers
National Affairs
25 October 2018
The Wentworth result might not change the Labor–Coalition equation, but it’s a reminder that seats can suddenly fall to independents
National Affairs
20 October 2018
An earth-shattering result in the inner-city seat recalls an earlier independent triumph – and its aftermath
National Affairs
20 October 2018
The betting markets are off the mark as Wentworth voters begin casting their ballots in a vital contest
National Affairs
19 October 2018
Is Barnaby Joyce the electoral asset his supporters believe him to be?
National Affairs
8 October 2018
Fresh from their dismal toppling of Malcolm Turnbull, Sydney’s best-known media gang is targeting new victims and choosing new friends
National Affairs
27 September 2018
With the risk of an independent taking a blue-ribbon seat, Wentworth has become an even more interesting contest
National Affairs
21 September 2018
Are the old days of majority government coming to an end?
National Affairs
12 September 2018
A News Corp cartoonist runs into trouble again
National Affairs
10 September 2018
Does Saturday’s shocking result for the NSW Liberals in Wagga Wagga have longer-term implications?
National Affairs
3 September 2018
Scott Morrison’s plan worked perfectly, but Mark Latham showed that good timing is not enough
National Affairs
27 August 2018
Today’s Newspoll underlines how the change of leader didn’t play out in quite the way most people expected
National Affairs
24 August 2018
The new PM will need to change tack for the third time in his political career
National Affairs
22 August 2018
A change of PM seems inevitable. Then comes a bounce that could be hazardous for both parties
National Affairs
21 August 2018
Malcolm Turnbull has survived a spill, but the rebels won’t leave it there
National Affairs
20 August 2018
Has the Liberal Party passed the point of no return?
National Affairs
15 August 2018
At least Fraser Anning will be out of parliament by July next year
National Affairs
6 August 2018
Under pressure, the prime minister should consider the case of Kevin Michael Rudd
National Affairs
31 July 2018
If anything, Labor’s stocks have declined in recent weeks. Focusing on by-election victories won’t change that
National Affairs
29 July 2018
Deft management and misleading polls helped turn Super Saturday into a public relations coup for Labor
