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National affairs Queensland resolved at last, with national implications Tim Colebatch 11 December 2017 With four state elections and a national poll on the horizon, it’s worth looking more closely at what happened north of the Tweed National affairs Dates with destiny Peter Brent 4 December 2017 Barnaby Joyce triumphs, but the thirtieth bad Newspoll in a row draws inexorably closer National affairs In Queensland, the count continues Tim Colebatch 1 December 2017 A Labor government is certain, but beyond that it’s Brisbane versus the rest National affairs What Queensland tells us about the future Peter Brent 27 November 2017 A shift in voting patterns interacted with compulsory preferences to produce a dramatic election count. Is this what we should expect in future federal elections?

International Nothing happened Walter Hamilton 23 October 2017 Bad weather and new parties weren’t enough to loosen Shinzo Abe’s grip on Japanese politics. But a low turnout suggests widespread dissatisfaction International Japan’s unhopeful choice Walter Hamilton 15 October 2017 Despite a high-profile new party, Japanese voters still don’t have a real alternative, writes a former ABC correspondent International Seven weeks is a long time in NZ politics Colin James 18 September 2017 New Zealanders vote this weekend in the country’s most remarkable election in decades. How has the campaign unfolded, and what’s likely to happen afterwards? International The stamina of Angela Merkel Klaus Neumann 12 September 2017 A sedate contest between the major parties contrasts with the passion evoked on the far right

National affairs Dr Gillespie and the licensed post office Tony Blackshield 11 July 2017 The challenge to the National Party MP should help clarify the outer limits of a conflict of interest Correspondents “We made it impossible for them to steal our votes again” R. Tousi 7 July 2017 Despite the tough Middle Eastern neighborhood and internal resistance, Iranians continue to seek greater freedom and equality National affairs He’s no Kevin Rudd Peter Brent 5 July 2017 The differences between two deposed leaders are more illuminating than their similarities National affairs Another blow for populism? Peter Brent 15 June 2017 Jeremy Corbyn’s critics might brand him a populist, but that doesn’t explain how both major parties attracted surprisingly big shares of the vote in last week’s…