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National affairs Fifty–fifty vision: the pollsters’ preference problem Peter Brent 22 February 2016 Ipsos and Newspoll have brought bad news for the government, writes Peter Brent. But both parties would be wise to stay calm International After New Hampshire, nothing is clear Lesley Russell 12 February 2016 Wishful thinking and conventional wisdom ran up against reality this week, writes Lesley Russell. The Clinton campaign and mainstream Republicans need to rethink their strategies National affairs Dancing the donation tango James Murphy 4 February 2016 The Australian Electoral Commission’s latest political finance figures show how closely entwined are government and the development industry, writes James Murphy Essays & reportage Forgetting how to govern Anne Tiernan 3 February 2016 Why do parties have so much trouble learning from past successes and failures, asks Anne Tiernan

International Fear, farce and loathing on the campaign trail Lesley Russell 28 November 2015 Will the next six months determine the viability of the Republican Party? Lesley Russell surveys a bleak landscape Books & arts Some of the things we weren’t meant to know about the Dismissal Paul Rodan 10 November 2015 Books | The archives continue to reveal more about the events of late 1975, writes Paul Rodan. Now it’s time for the remaining embargoes to be lifted 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 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

Essays & reportage The battle for Wentworth Brett Evans 19 September 2015 Malcolm Turnbull’s political trajectory hasn’t always been smooth. In the first week of his attempt to take on the sitting member at the 2004 election, he seemed to be in a… National affairs A little bit of Turnbull honesty might need to go a long way Peter Brent 15 September 2015 The new prime minister brings with him a reputation for levelling with voters, writes Peter Brent. But how frank will he be now he has the top job? 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