National affairs
31 July 2018
If anything, Labor’s stocks have declined in recent weeks. Focusing on by-election victories won’t change that
National affairs
30 July 2018
Judged against previous by-elections in opposition-held seats, the government performed badly on Saturday. The message for Malcolm Turnbull is clear
Correspondents
30 July 2018
An inevitable election result in Cambodia has attracted international condemnation and resignation tinged with defiance among supporters of the opposition
National affairs
29 July 2018
Deft management and misleading polls helped turn Super Saturday into a public relations coup for Labor
Correspondents
28 July 2018
A frenetic White House reflects growing fears about the Republicans’ fate in November
International
27 July 2018
Imran Khan the prime minister won’t necessarily look like Imran Khan the candidate
National affairs
27 July 2018
The votes are tomorrow, and here’s what matters and what doesn’t
National affairs
19 July 2018
Tony Abbott is an unwelcome presence — for the government at least — amid the tangle of by-elections on 28 July
National affairs
17 July 2018
This month’s by-elections come at a delicate time for Labor, federally and in Queensland
National affairs
11 July 2018
Can Susan Lamb repeat her flukish 2016 win?
International
2 July 2018
And what it means for the midterm elections
National affairs
29 June 2018
We could be voting early — but for not quite the reasons you might expect
National affairs
22 June 2018
Is being seen as the likely winner becoming a problem for Labor?
National affairs
22 June 2018
New electoral boundaries create a close contest in a key federal seat
National affairs
21 June 2018
Pollsters need to be wary of over-enthusiastic clients
National affairs
18 June 2018
The Liberal Party’s national council has just made the government’s job that little bit harder
National affairs
29 May 2018
How do we chart a better way through the Constitution’s cross-currents?
National affairs
25 May 2018
The starter’s gun has gone off, provoking its own blast of controversy
National affairs
23 May 2018
Much-anticipated changes to Victoria’s political finance laws favour the big parties and fall short of full transparency
National affairs
17 May 2018
The parliamentary report on dual citizenship was barely out before the government rejected its key recommendation. It’s time for some lateral thinking
Correspondents
14 May 2018
A clear result and a strong showing by the opposition bode well for the country’s new parliament
National affairs
14 May 2018
Of the four upcoming by-elections in Labor-held seats, Susan Lamb faces the closest contest
Correspondents
11 May 2018
East Timorese vote tomorrow in a second attempt to choose a viable government
National affairs
11 May 2018
The High Court has set a new citizenship test for parliamentarians of uncertain status, but who on earth could pass it?
International
11 May 2018
Having won the most seats, the opposition parties endured twenty-four hours of suspense. Was the old government working on plan B?
National affairs
8 May 2018
Don’t spend too much time looking for a post-budget bounce. It won’t happen — or it’ll be over well before the election
National affairs
3 May 2018
Could Labor lose the federal seat of Perth?
National affairs
25 April 2018
Newspoll’s revised figures suggest that Malcolm Turnbull did better last year than we thought. It’s another reason to give up our obsession with polls
National affairs
19 April 2018
What went wrong when Family First was absorbed by the Australian Conservatives — and what does it say about how people vote?
Books & arts
19 April 2018
Television | Behind the algorithms, is this just an old-fashioned propaganda outfit with a thick veneer of spin?