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National affairs Incremental inequity Daniel Nethery 6 October 2010 The expanded Education Tax Refund should be on the list of election promises up for reappraisal, writes Daniel Nethery National affairs The army’s email controversy: the subtext Geoffrey Barker 29 September 2010 The army’s response to the leaked email from Afghanistan betrays internal tension and an intolerance of outside scrutiny, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs The ballot box wars Brian Costar & Peter Browne 28 September 2010 Despite vast differences in the way elections are run in the US and Australia, we have one thing in common – allegations of voter fraud. But where is the evidence? National affairs Missing votes: the 2010 tally Brian Costar & Peter Browne 24 September 2010 The figures are in: almost 3,252,000 eligible Australians didn’t cast a valid vote in last month’s election, write Brian Costar and Peter Browne

National affairs Tasmania’s governing partnership: the possibilities and the perils Kate Crowley 6 September 2010 It’s so far, so good, for Tasmania’s Greens-backed minority government, writes Kate Crowley National affairs Victoria’s unexpected minority Brian Costar & David Hayward 3 September 2010 In Victoria, Steve Bracks’s minority government transformed a knife-edge win into electoral longevity and parliamentary reform, write Brian Costar and David Hayward National affairs South Australia’s cabinet experiment Norman Abjorensen 3 September 2010 Minority government in South Australia produced a novel solution that challenged the way the Westminster system has worked in Australia, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Rebels with a cause Brian Costar and Jennifer Curtin 28 August 2010 A generation of independent MPs has quietly risen in state and federal parliaments. Brian Costar and Jennifer Curtin look at their motivations, role and significance

National affairs Second thoughts Norman Abjorensen 18 August 2010 Australian governments tend to take a hit at their first bid for re-election, writes Norman Abjorensen. But it’s not clear why National affairs The moment of truth Ben Eltham 18 August 2010 Both major parties have announced policies that will be difficult to implement after the election, writes Ben Eltham National affairs Voting rights: round two to GetUp! Graeme Orr 13 August 2010 Following last week's High Court win, today's Federal Court decision is another success for GetUp!'s challenge to the voter enrolment rules, writes Graeme Orr National affairs Under the radar: direct mail and the election Sally Young 13 August 2010 Amid piles of letters and leaflets from fifteen very marginal seats, Sally Young looks at the role of direct mail campaigning in this election