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Peter Brent

Mumble, Peter Brent’s long-running polls and politics blog, is now exclusive to Inside Story.

Peter Brent is an Adjunct Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology. He tweets on electoral matters at @mumbletwits.

International Peter Brent 22 July 2020 What does history tell us about how the numbers will unfold between now and election day?
National Affairs Peter Brent 5 July 2020 What does a tight result that’s likely to go Labor’s way tell us about electoral behaviour? National Affairs Peter Brent 2 July 2020 Interpreting Saturday’s result is all about context National Affairs Peter Brent 22 June 2020 Have we been missing the prime cause of the leadership instability that set in ten years ago? National Affairs Peter Brent 3 June 2020 Labor’s chances of winning the closely watched seat have improved — but don’t bet your house on it
National Affairs Peter Brent 18 May 2020 A year after its re-election, the Coalition is riding high. But how long will that last?
National Affairs Peter Brent 30 April 2020 It’s just one electorate, but it spells danger for Anthony Albanese National Affairs Peter Brent 27 April 2020 Scott Morrison meets the ghost of Richard Nixon National Affairs Peter Brent 22 April 2020 Has political orthodoxy been upended? National Affairs Peter Brent 16 April 2020 Calls for a “national discussion” paper over the reality of an evolving crisis
National Affairs Peter Brent 8 April 2020 What’s an opposition leader to do in a crisis like this?
National Affairs Peter Brent 31 March 2020 Highly strung journalists aren’t doing anyone any favours tweeting about Covid-19 National Affairs Peter Brent 11 March 2020 How should Labor react to the government’s stimulus package? National Affairs Peter Brent 3 March 2020 A Biden candidacy would be the best news on offer for a warming planet National Affairs Peter Brent 25 February 2020 … and an obsession with well-paid miners isn’t helping
National Affairs Peter Brent 14 February 2020 Scott Morrison will always have 18 May 2019, but is that enough?
National Affairs Peter Brent 6 February 2020 Australia continues to flounder, but help could be on the way from the new president of the European Commission National Affairs Peter Brent 17 January 2020 Will it take international pressure for the Coalition to finally budge on climate change? National Affairs Peter Brent 8 January 2020 Twitter’s roiling, and even the real world is wondering how the prime minister burned through his political capital so quickly National Affairs Peter Brent 3 January 2020 Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant
International Peter Brent 13 December 2019 How important was Brexit to the British election result?
National Affairs Peter Brent 4 December 2019 The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way National Affairs Peter Brent 20 November 2019 Longer-term voting patterns in the city’s western suburbs highlight the flaws in much post-election analysis National Affairs Peter Brent 11 November 2019 Was Labor trying for the elusive bandwagon effect in May? National Affairs Peter Brent 8 November 2019 Will Australia be the last redoubt of the British monarchy?
Essays & Reportage Peter Brent 1 November 2019 A yearning for simpler policies from simpler times won’t win the next election
National Affairs Peter Brent 23 October 2019 The figures reveal a less than stellar performance in the state that most disappointed Labor National Affairs Peter Brent 16 October 2019 Is this the worst job in politics? Undoubtedly — especially if you follow the wrong advice International Peter Brent 20 September 2019 The American president might win next year’s election, but will he? National Affairs Peter Brent 11 September 2019 With the current system favouring gridlock, it’s time to look again at how both houses are elected