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Rodney Tiffen

Rodney Tiffen is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney. His latest book (with Anika Gauja, Brendon O’Connor, Ross Gittins and David Smith) is How America Compares, published in 2019 by Springer.

National affairs Rodney Tiffen 11 September 2019 Did misleading numbers influence how the federal campaign was fought?
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 27 August 2019 His father’s media empire is long gone, but James Packer is still treated with kid gloves by both sides of politics National affairs Rodney Tiffen 19 June 2019 There are leaks that are properly investigated, and leaks that aren’t National affairs Rodney Tiffen 24 May 2019 The Coalition won the political battle, but will it fall into the same trap that blighted previous governments? National affairs Rodney Tiffen 13 May 2019 Inside Story’s guide to seventy years of parties, polling and politics
Books & arts Rodney Tiffen 8 May 2019 Books | Three men and four organisations were at the centre of a movement with an outsized impact on Australian politics
Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen 18 April 2019 The upsides and downsides of the organisation and its controversial founder National affairs Rodney Tiffen 9 April 2019 The New York Times has illuminated a key period in the evolution of Rupert Murdoch’s businesses, but its coverage of the mogul’s Australian activities is less helpful National affairs Rodney Tiffen 18 March 2019 Scott Morrison is heading into the election with a climate policy made up of half-truths and evasions National affairs Rodney Tiffen 14 February 2019 The major parties’ contrasting campaign styles have been on display this week
International Rodney Tiffen 7 February 2019 How the United States has become more divided and out-of-step, in three charts
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 25 January 2019 Australia’s climate “canter” relies not just on “carry-over credits” but also on the Coalition’s intransigence at the original talks National affairs Rodney Tiffen 28 August 2018 A dive into political history suggests the Coalition will have difficulty recovering from last week’s events National affairs Rodney Tiffen 23 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s first stint as Liberal leader wounded him deeply, with ultimately fatal results. Another change of leader is likely to do the same to this government National affairs Rodney Tiffen 26 July 2018 When Channel Nine last tried to gain control of Fairfax, the broadcaster’s proprietor ran into trouble and an old friendship was sundered
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 7 July 2018 Are we seeing the destruction by stealth of the anti-siphoning rules?
Essays & reportage Matthew Ricketson & Rodney Tiffen 22 February 2018 Michael Wolff’s book owes a large debt to the ethically grounded work of the journalists he professes to disdain National affairs Rodney Tiffen 15 December 2017 Political year in review | A lack of state or federal leadership coups made for an unusual year in Australian politics. And the strangeness didn’t end there International Rodney Tiffen 7 November 2017 The Panama Papers looked like the culmination of a new era for leakers — and then the Paradise Papers came along. But can we expect action to follow? Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen 27 April 2017 Populists across the globe are united by their claim to speak on behalf of “the people.” It’s rarely enough for lasting electoral success
International Rodney Tiffen 24 February 2017 The story, so far, of the new president’s media strategy 
International Rodney Tiffen 22 January 2017 He’s president now, with a record-breaking minus-fifteen favourability rating, and the argument about why it happened continues. Rodney Tiffen has been sifting the evidence International Rodney Tiffen 26 December 2016 It seemed like a good year for Rupert Murdoch, but will Donald Trump’s victory come back to haunt Fox News? International Rodney Tiffen 7 November 2016 Behind the cut and thrust of the campaign, the past ten elections provide clues to the vital signs National affairs Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2015 Leadership coups have become an increasingly common feature of Australian politics, writes Rodney Tiffen, but the electoral results aren’t always encouraging
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 23 June 2015 With declining reach and influence, the Murdoch empire can no longer determine election results, writes Rodney Tiffen
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 24 March 2015 Historically and comparatively, public funding of Australian universities is at a record-breaking low, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Rodney Tiffen 8 February 2015 Eighteen PMs or premiers have been forcibly removed since 1970, writes Rodney Tiffen. In just two cases, the result was a clear win at the following election Books & arts Rodney Tiffen 8 January 2015 Books | John Howard’s view of the Menzies years is partial in important respects, but he offers a valuable perspective on an important period National affairs Rodney Tiffen 18 December 2014 Australia’s most powerful American citizen increasingly sees reality in the same way as the Tea Party, says Rodney Tiffen