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National affairs Labor’s one-day-at-a-time campaign Peter Brent 16 June 2016 Announcables are at the heart of Labor’s strategy, says Peter Brent. That doesn’t bode well National affairs The Greens’ long game Rob Hoffman 16 June 2016 Higgins looks out of reach this time, says Rob Hoffman, but the party is on the march in inner-urban electorates National affairs Senator Hinch, and other preference winners Tim Colebatch 14 June 2016 Now that early voting is under way, the likely impact of the parties’ preference allocations is clearer, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs Ground-level casualties of the media campaign Tim Colebatch 10 June 2016 Budget issues took control of the coverage this week, says Tim Colebatch. And there were casualties on both sides

National affairs Big personality, small victory Paul Rodan 1 June 2016 Like Malcolm Turnbull, John Gorton needed a solid win to cement his authority, writes Paul Rodan. And the parallels don’t end there National affairs A long ride to a narrow victory? Norman Abjorensen 31 May 2016 The polls suggest that a big win is out of Malcolm Turnbull’s reach, writes Norman Abjorensen. So what happens if he scrapes back into office? National affairs Labor’s Queensland problem, and other reasons to be cautious Peter Brent 30 May 2016 The national election pendulum might swing Labor’s way, but it’s in the states that the seats will be won, writes Peter Brent National affairs What if Labor wins? Tim Colebatch 28 May 2016 With the major parties level-pegging, a defeat for the Coalition isn’t out of the question, writes Tim Colebatch. So what would a Labor government look like?

National affairs Pushing the wrong buttons Peter Brent 19 May 2016 Hot-button doesn’t necessarily equal vote-winner, says Peter Brent. The question is why the Coalition distracts itself from its core message National affairs Labor braves some dark AAA questions Tim Colebatch 13 May 2016 We might not like talking about it, but the ratings agencies have noticed Australia’s debt, writes Tim Colebatch. And so has Labor National affairs Election 2016: Reasons to be cheerful Peter Brent 12 May 2016 There are seven reasons why the Coalition might think things are going well, writes Peter Brent. But the same goes for Labor National affairs The housing affordability trap Saul Eslake 12 May 2016 Falling home ownership rates are bad for households and bad for the economy, writes Saul Eslake. Governments are starting to respond, but much more can be done