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National affairs David Clune 8 May 2019 Election 2019 | New South Wales has some lessons for the Senate
National affairs David Lewis & John Langford 8 May 2019 “Watergate” is the tip of a much bigger scandal in the Murray–Darling’s northern basin National affairs Peter Brent 7 May 2019 Election 2019 | Voters’ rankings could count in ways that aren’t clear in the polls National affairs Paddy Gourley 7 May 2019 Cut short by the election, a parliamentary inquiry was beginning to probe the hidden costs of contracting out of government functions National affairs John Quiggin 6 May 2019 The government’s latest figures show there’s at least one wrong answer — and the same mistakes have been made before
National affairs Tim Colebatch 6 May 2019 Tonight the ABC opens up an issue both major parties — and the universities — are reluctant to talk about
National affairs Jeremy Gans 3 May 2019 Election 2019 | There’s plenty to keep curious voters — and the High Court — busy in the candidates’ disclosures about their ancestry National affairs Peter Brent 3 May 2019 Election 2019 | The Australian Electoral Commission’s success in boosting voter enrolments has created its own problem National affairs Peter Browne 3 May 2019 How the Liberal right found its enemy, why the High Court could be busy this year, and why you might worry about early voting National affairs Mike Steketee 1 May 2019 Election 2019 | Faced with the temptations of negative campaigning, can the parties respond to a steep fall in voter trust?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 30 April 2019 A smaller crossbench and a few surprise wins are the likely result of the new voting system’s first half-Senate outing
National affairs Peter Mares 29 April 2019 Election 2019 | Labor is outbidding the Coalition in an attempt to win the votes of recent migrants National affairs Peter Brent 29 April 2019 Election 2019 | Whether it’s on 48 or 49 per cent, the Coalition is looking competitive National affairs Peter Brent 27 April 2019 Election 2019 | An odd decision by Newspoll has shifted the dynamics of the campaign — but by how much? National affairs Jeremy Gans 26 April 2019 Election 2019 | Section 44 has already cast its baleful shadow over the federal poll
National affairs Adam Triggs 26 April 2019 But governments can act in advance to minimise its size and duration
National affairs Mike Steketee 24 April 2019 Election 2019 | Labor’s plans are conservative in the full sense — just look where some of its key ideas came from National affairs Sara Dowse 24 April 2019 Election 2019 | Our correspondent reports from the sensible centre of Tony Abbott’s hotly contested seat National affairs Frank Bongiorno 23 April 2019 Election 2019 | Twitter has changed the landscape of political reporting, and there’s no going back National affairs Peter Browne 23 April 2019 How trust cuts both ways, how a British psephologist observed Australia, and how the tabloids are losing their power
National affairs James Panichi 23 April 2019 A century after the one-time attorney-general’s legislation was shot down by the Privy Council, Australia’s new criminal cartel law is up and running
National affairs Peter Brent 18 April 2019 Labor’s attempt to win government faces much greater obstacles this time round National affairs Mike Steketee 17 April 2019 The Coalition’s return to the debt-and-deficits theme invites scepticism National affairs Carol Johnson 16 April 2019 Despite moderating its rhetoric, Labor once again faces concerted campaigning from business groups National affairs Peter Brent 15 April 2019 On the evidence so far, the election will be closer than expected
National affairs Judith Betts 12 April 2019 Contemporary records show that Australia didn’t adequately assist refugees admitted during the Lebanese civil war
National affairs Paul Williams 12 April 2019 The one-time Liberal senator was back in the news this week after cash-for-access revelations involving home affairs minister Peter Dutton National affairs Tim Colebatch 11 April 2019 If a fair go means anything, the Coalition is heading for a bracing judgement from voters 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 Peter Brent 8 April 2019 Do today’s figures tell us anything at all about how the parties are faring?