Essays & reportage
7 May 2019
Election 2019 | Our correspondent detects a pattern in the local reaction to Zali Steggall’s campaign
National affairs
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
3 May 2019
Election 2019 | The Australian Electoral Commission’s success in boosting voter enrolments has created its own problem
National affairs
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
1 May 2019
Election 2019 | Faced with the temptations of negative campaigning, can the parties respond to a steep fall in voter trust?
International
1 May 2019
Despite the damning Mueller report, would the Democratic Party do best to focus on next year’s election?
National affairs
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
International
30 April 2019
The election count is still incomplete, but it’s now clear there’s more to Indonesian politics than pragmatism and patronage alone
National affairs
29 April 2019
Election 2019 | Labor is outbidding the Coalition in an attempt to win the votes of recent migrants
National affairs
29 April 2019
Election 2019 | Whether it’s on 48 or 49 per cent, the Coalition is looking competitive
National affairs
27 April 2019
Election 2019 | An odd decision by Newspoll has shifted the dynamics of the campaign — but by how much?
National affairs
26 April 2019
Election 2019 | Section 44 has already cast its baleful shadow over the federal poll
National affairs
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
24 April 2019
Election 2019 | Our correspondent reports from the sensible centre of Tony Abbott’s hotly contested seat
National affairs
23 April 2019
Election 2019 | Twitter has changed the landscape of political reporting, and there’s no going back
National affairs
23 April 2019
How trust cuts both ways, how a British psephologist observed Australia, and how the tabloids are losing their power
National affairs
18 April 2019
Labor’s attempt to win government faces much greater obstacles this time round
National affairs
17 April 2019
The Coalition’s return to the debt-and-deficits theme invites scepticism
National affairs
16 April 2019
Despite moderating its rhetoric, Labor once again faces concerted campaigning from business groups
National affairs
15 April 2019
On the evidence so far, the election will be closer than expected
International
15 April 2019
Why is the likely loser of the Indonesian election already crying foul?
National affairs
11 April 2019
If a fair go means anything, the Coalition is heading for a bracing judgement from voters
National affairs
8 April 2019
Do today’s figures tell us anything at all about how the parties are faring?
National affairs
3 April 2019
The architecture is sound, the decor not so good, but the outlook for future budgets is worrying
International
28 March 2019
Has social media created an artificial atmosphere around this year’s election?
International
27 March 2019
The South Asian giant will be back in more familiar territory after the May election
International
27 March 2019
The post-Soviet country might be more chaotic than some of its neighbours, but at least its election results aren’t clear before the votes are in
National affairs
25 March 2019
Two different elections took place on Saturday, and the opposition won neither of them
National affairs
24 March 2019
Gladys Berejiklian’s historic win was partly good luck but mainly good management
National affairs
21 March 2019
Leaving aside errors and misunderstandings, Australia doesn’t have a big fraudulent-voting problem. But a little reassurance wouldn’t go amiss