Inside Story

National affairs Why is Labor contesting Fadden? Peter Brent 13 July 2023 History isn’t encouraging, but perhaps the government is playing a long game National affairs How far will level-headedness take Anthony Albanese? Peter Brent 28 June 2023 Still polling strongly, the prime minister might be pondering his predecessors’ experiences after their first year in office National affairs Reading elections backwards Peter Brent 9 May 2023 The Australian Election Study is hamstrung by some worrying choices National affairs Peter Dutton’s no-payoff gamble Peter Brent 18 April 2023 Neither result in the Voice referendum will benefit the opposition leader

National affairs Strange, uncertain times Peter Brent 24 September 2022 Shifting voter sentiment and a hostile global economy make Labor’s prospects far from clear National affairs Missing persons Peter Brent 20 December 2021 MPs’ popularity (and the extra advantage of being a first-termer) is rarely included in electoral calculus National affairs The expectations game Peter Brent 7 December 2021 Many Newspoll respondents think Labor will win the next election. But is that good news for the opposition? National affairs Western Australia to the rescue? Peter Brent 1 December 2021 Mark McGowan might be riding high, but how much does that help federal Labor?

National affairs It has to be worth it Peter Brent 3 August 2021 State governments are getting most of the credit for tackling Covid-19, regardless of what they do National affairs Discomfort zone Peter Brent 21 July 2021 Political authority is a precious commodity. Use it or lose it National affairs Cometh the hour Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there? National affairs Timing is (almost) everything Peter Brent 22 June 2021 Can a referendum on the Voice to Parliament succeed?