National affairs
18 March 2019
Scott Morrison is heading into the election with a climate policy made up of half-truths and evasions
National affairs
13 March 2019
Our psephological correspondent sticks his neck out
Essays & reportage
13 March 2019
Andrew Wilkie rates her prospects highly, but independent candidate Helen Haines faces quite a challenge if she’s to follow Cathy McGowan into parliament
International
12 March 2019
Despite the border flare-up, the national election result seems likely to be tighter this time
National affairs
9 March 2019
Far from being a disaster in New South Wales, minority government could bring lasting reforms
Correspondents
7 March 2019
The race to be in the 2020 presidential race is gathering pace
National affairs
5 March 2019
It wasn’t a moderate’s turn to be leader, but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t work
Books & arts
5 March 2019
Books | How Australia came to be good at elections
National affairs
4 March 2019
Map the Victorian election results onto federal seats, add a dash of history, and the prognosis is grim
National affairs
25 February 2019
The NSW government’s privatisation and investment strategy has fallen out of sync with the electoral cycle
Essays & reportage
19 February 2019
Parliament unworkable? There are precedents for sending MPs back to the people, but they might not embolden the governor-general
National affairs
18 February 2019
Is Labor’s election mobilisation hitting its limits?
National affairs
18 February 2019
Don’t bet on it: experience suggests that asylum seekers won’t be the deciding factor in May
National affairs
12 February 2019
Buoyed by the 2016 election result, Labor has been thinking big — with all the danger that entails
National affairs
4 February 2019
History suggests we shouldn’t expect a surge in Liberal-leaning independents
National affairs
4 February 2019
How culture and cash co-mingle in shaping political campaigning
National affairs
30 January 2019
Labor’s economic policies might seem like a life raft to the Coalition
National affairs
25 January 2019
Gilmore — once a Liberal stronghold — has reverted to the statewide average, leaving Warren Mundine with an uphill battle
National affairs
23 January 2019
The clamour for an early federal election continues, and it’s loudest in New South Wales
International
23 January 2019
Four months after the national election, Sweden finally has a prime minister again
National affairs
20 January 2019
Kelly O’Dwyer’s resignation highlights the pressures on federal ministers — and the Liberals’ continuing malaise
National affairs
18 January 2019
With looming retirements and on-the-nose MPs, there’s a good chance the crossbench will be bigger after this year’s federal election
National affairs
9 January 2019
The polls show a clear trend in how voters are responding
National affairs
28 December 2018
If you’re a member of the government, that is — though the odds are still against you
National affairs
14 December 2018
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has come out of the election with the upper hand against the Legislative Council’s crowded crossbench
National affairs
14 December 2018
How far can $1200 get you in a state election? In one case, straight into the Legislative Assembly
National affairs
12 December 2018
Counting is nearly over and the post-poll landscape has become clear. But is Canberra listening?
National affairs
11 December 2018
The Coalition wants to introduce compulsory voter ID in Australia. Here’s why we don’t need it
National affairs
6 December 2018
Poor polling figures bring to the surface old obsessions that don’t necessarily impress voters
National affairs
30 November 2018
The latest figures show how badly Victoria’s Liberals misjudged their pitch to voters