Peter Brent writes regularly on politics and polls for Inside Story. He tweets on electoral matters at @mumbletwits.
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Frankly courageous, shadow minister
Peter Brent
12 February 2019
Buoyed by the 2016 election result, Labor has been thinking big — with all the danger that entails
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Let’s not get ahead of ourselves
Peter Brent
4 February 2019
History suggests we shouldn’t expect a surge in Liberal-leaning independents
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For whom a bellwether tolls
Peter Brent
25 January 2019
Gilmore — once a Liberal stronghold — has reverted to the statewide average, leaving Warren Mundine with an uphill battle
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Build it and they will come
Peter Brent
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
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Yes, the Coalition does have a woman problem
Peter Brent
9 January 2019
The polls show a clear trend in how voters are responding
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Reasons to be hopeful
Peter Brent
28 December 2018
If you’re a member of the government, that is — though the odds are still against you
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Abbott in wonderland
Peter Brent
10 December 2018
The former prime minister is unlikely to be opposition leader after the election — and it’s mainly a question of timing
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Warts and all
Peter Brent
6 December 2018
Poor polling figures bring to the surface old obsessions that don’t necessarily impress voters
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The personal is the political
Peter Brent
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
Does Victoria really have a message for Canberra?
Peter Brent
25 November 2018
Federal and state factors interacted yesterday, but not in the way you might think
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Victoria votes
Peter Brent
24 November 2018
Peter Brent’s election-day round-up
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Rescuing the republic
Peter Brent
14 November 2018
The Voice and the republic might just add up to a winning combination
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Playing to his weaknesses
Peter Brent
8 November 2018
Being prime minister is harder than Scott Morrison might have thought
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The addictive drama of Newspoll
Peter Brent
31 October 2018
Down this fortnight, up the next: how a nation is gripped by a name and its numbers
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When safe means vulnerable
Peter Brent
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
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That’s what national polls are for
Peter Brent
20 October 2018
An earth-shattering result in the inner-city seat recalls an earlier independent triumph – and its aftermath
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A by-election that really matters
Peter Brent
20 October 2018
The betting markets are off the mark as Wentworth voters begin casting their ballots in a vital contest
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Loose in the top paddock
Peter Brent
19 October 2018
Is Barnaby Joyce the electoral asset his supporters believe him to be?
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Running with the pack
Peter Brent
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
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After Malcolm
Peter Brent
27 September 2018
With the risk of an independent taking a blue-ribbon seat, Wentworth has become an even more interesting contest
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Thinking small
Peter Brent
21 September 2018
Are the old days of majority government coming to an end?
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What you see is what you get
Peter Brent
12 September 2018
A News Corp cartoonist runs into trouble again
National affairs
Bush telegraph
Peter Brent
10 September 2018
Does Saturday’s shocking result for the NSW Liberals in Wagga Wagga have longer-term implications?
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Cometh the hour
Peter Brent
3 September 2018
Scott Morrison’s plan worked perfectly, but Mark Latham showed that good timing is not enough
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Notes from a prime ministerial assassination
Peter Brent
27 August 2018
Today’s Newspoll underlines how the change of leader didn’t play out in quite the way most people expected
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Scott’s changing spots
Peter Brent
24 August 2018
The new PM will need to change tack for the third time in his political career
National affairs
What next?
Peter Brent
22 August 2018
A change of PM seems inevitable. Then comes a bounce that could be hazardous for both parties
National affairs
Time for Peter Cosgrove to put on the kettle?
Peter Brent
21 August 2018
Malcolm Turnbull has survived a spill, but the rebels won’t leave it there
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End game
Peter Brent
20 August 2018
Has the Liberal Party passed the point of no return?
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Second-string demagoguery
Peter Brent
15 August 2018
At least Fraser Anning will be out of parliament by July next year
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