Inside Story

National affairs Labor’s perception problem Peter Brent 6 November 2015 Election victories in Britain and Canada show the Labor Party where more work is needed, writes Peter Brent Correspondents Justin Trudeau’s knockout performance Jonathan Malloy 22 October 2015 Defying electoral logic, Canada’s Liberals came back from the near-dead, writes Jonathan Malloy in Ottawa National affairs Moderate Malcolm Norman Abjorensen 6 October 2015 The party sometimes forgets that Liberal leaders have been most electorally successful when they’ve governed from the centre, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Timing is everything Peter Brent 30 September 2015 Connecting with voters, exhibiting the common touch, developing a nice line in self-deprecation – none of it works if you become leader at the wrong time, writes Peter Brent

National affairs Seventy-two coups later, leaders seem less safe than ever Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2015 Leadership coups have become an increasingly common feature of Australian politics, writes Rodney Tiffen, but the electoral results aren’t always encouraging National affairs Uneasy lies the head Norman Abjorensen 15 September 2015 Tony Abbott, once a beneficiary of the new, brutally pragmatic treatment of prime ministers by their colleagues, became its victim, writes Norman Abjorensen International Singapore’s flight to safety Michael Barr 14 September 2015 Shortcomings in the Singapore government’s performance were trumped by fears about life after the People’s Action Party, writes Michael D. Barr Correspondents In a three-way contest, can Stephen Harper defy the odds? Jonathan Malloy 4 September 2015 With two opposition parties competing for Canada’s anti-Conservative vote, the result is impossible to pick, writes Jonathan Malloy in Ottawa

National affairs Love among the water hazards Brett Evans 13 August 2015 Julia Gillard drew adulation at the Byron Bay Writers Festival, writes Brett Evans. It was another reminder of questions still hanging over the Labor Party National affairs The name game Peter Brent 16 July 2015 With the next election on the horizon, the pressure is on to give Labor’s carbon policy a name that sticks Correspondents British Labour, a leap in the dark David Hayes 12 July 2015 After five years in a bunker a wounded party faces a choice of exits, says David Hayes   National affairs Why Bill Shorten and Labor can afford to ignore Rupert Murdoch Rodney Tiffen 23 June 2015 With declining reach and influence, the Murdoch empire can no longer determine election results, writes Rodney Tiffen