National affairs
15 April 2025
Peter Dutton’s housing announcement exposes the inconsistency in the opposition’s thinking
Essays & reportage
14 April 2025
Does the national two-party vote tell us whether Labor will finish with the most MPs, or will it come down to 150 seat-by-seat swings?
National affairs
11 April 2025
Attacking the government might have given the Coalition some easy wins over the past three years, but does it add up to an election strategy?
International
9 April 2025
A looming general election is highlighting the shortcomings of Singapore’s current generation of leaders
National affairs
9 April 2025
Pollsters are giving Labor a winning edge, but the government has reasons to be cautious
National affairs
8 April 2025
Is electoral history about to assert itself once again?
National affairs
4 April 2025
Australia’s narrow escape from tariffs during Donald Trump’s first presidency created hostility that could complicate efforts to respond to his latest move
National affairs
3 April 2025
Do election campaigns matter? Fifty years of federal elections reveal a complex picture
National affairs
28 March 2025
The last week of parliament exposed where the tensions lie on both sides of politics
National affairs
25 March 2025
Taswegians tend to go their own way at national elections, and that can matter when the results are close
International
11 March 2025
Can a former central banker use Donald Trump’s threats to pull off a shock win for Canada’s Liberals?
National affairs
10 March 2025
… winning without defeating any teals or Greens
National affairs
10 March 2025
How reliable is the exotic new breed of seat-by-seat political polls?
Essays & reportage
7 March 2025
A credible teal threat to the Liberals in Sydney’s Bradfield raises the question: would minority government be so bad?
International
27 February 2025
And — following the weekend’s election — what’s eerily familiar?
National affairs
26 February 2025
With the Coalition matching Labor’s promises, are vital Medicare reforms being dealt out of contention?
Other Voices
21 February 2025
Ahead of Sunday’s German election, satirist Jan Böhmermann’s analysis for the New York Times
National affairs
18 February 2025
Newspoll is changing the way it estimates how voters will direct their preferences
National affairs
17 February 2025
Labor seems set for another record-breaking win at next month’s Western Australian election
National affairs
7 February 2025
History suggests Labor’s state election loss in the Sunshine State last October might — just might — work in Anthony Albanese’s favour
National affairs
16 January 2025
But not necessarily in the way pundits think they do
National affairs
16 December 2024
2024’s casualties among governments across the globe throw fresh light on the US result
National affairs
12 December 2024
The signs aren’t great for Labor, but the Coalition has its vulnerabilities too — and the election is still months away
National affairs
19 November 2024
Big parties versus the rest? Our assessment of the government’s plans
International
18 November 2024
With the results near-final, what do we now know about the shifting preferences of American voters?
Other Voices
16 November 2024
Most commentators didn’t realise the impact prices were having on voters’ perceptions of the presidential candidates
National affairs
8 November 2024
What lessons should Labor take away from the Democratic Party’s defeat?
International
8 November 2024
Americans still haven’t perceived their country’s strong economic recovery
National affairs
4 November 2024
Ahead of this week’s presidential election, billionaire newspaper owners have created a furore by blocking their editors’ endorsements
International
2 November 2024
Almost every presidential election since 1980 has had a double-digit gender gap. What do the polls suggest about next week’s?