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National affairs Rodney Tiffen 8 February 2015 Eighteen PMs or premiers have been forcibly removed since 1970, writes Rodney Tiffen. In just two cases, the result was a clear win at the following election
National affairs Peter Brent 5 February 2015 State-specific factors are part of the story, writes Peter Brent. But there's also a longer-term pattern National affairs Paul Rodan 3 February 2015 Victoria’s upper house has a small but potentially influential contingent of micro-party MPs, writes Paul Rodan. Like its federal counterpart, the state government… National affairs Michael Gill 3 February 2015 Don’t blame the voters for government failures, says Michael Gill. Where the arguments are spelt out and the implementation is effective, electoral benefits will follow National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 February 2015 Australia’s conservative parties have always struggled to balance their priorities with the need for broader electoral appeal, writes Norman Abjorensen.…
Podcasts Peter Clarke 1 February 2015 As the count continues on the day after the election, Inside Story’s election analyst Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a remarkable result and its national repercussions
National affairs Brian Costar 30 January 2015 The Liberal National Party forgot it was governing in the twenty-first century, writes Brian Costar. The results have been disastrous International Andrew Vandenberg 17 December 2014 Faced with the unexpected electoral strength of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the major political groupings aren’t following the usual script, writes Andrew … National affairs Norman Abjorensen 15 December 2014 One hundred years ago Joseph Cook made a mess of being prime minister. The parallels with today are striking, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Stephen Mills 5 December 2014 Labor’s campaigning in Victoria had a lineage stretching back to community activist Saul Alinsky via Barack Obama, writes Stephen Mills
National affairs Peter Browne 28 November 2014 The polls are showing how far the Coalition has drifted from the mainstream, writes Peter Browne. The problems go back to well before the May budget
National affairs Peter Brent 21 November 2014 The challenges of dealing with a fragmented Palmer United Party are a reminder that the major parties are struggling with low levels of primary support, writes Peter Brent Nathaniel Reader 7 November 2014 Nathaniel Reader visited four polling booths in Los Angeles, and found business briskest at a private garage in the city’s northern suburbs National affairs Peter Brent 30 October 2014 Opposing changes to the GST is unlikely to benefit Labor’s election prospects Essays & reportage Evan Williams 21 October 2014 How did an ill-resourced staff, working in difficult surroundings under extreme pressure, preserve harmony, discipline and a shared sense of purpose? Evan Williams…
National affairs Geoff Heriot 17 October 2014 Australians buying a used car benefit from clear consumer safeguards, writes Geoff Heriot. Why not accord voters similar protection from the excesses of campaigning politicians?
International Lesley Russell 7 October 2014 The odds aren’t good for the Democrats in next month’s elections, but this referendum on Barack Obama’s presidency isn’t over yet,… National affairs Peter Brent 6 October 2014 A Labor think tank has given a timely warning about the seductive appeal of triumphs past, says Peter Brent Jennifer Curtin 23 September 2014 Or is it more a case of the declining left? Jennifer Curtin looks at the evidence from Saturday’s poll National affairs Peter Brent 19 September 2014 There’s a case for encouraging popular but defeated MPs to throw their hats back into the ring, argues Peter Brent
International Andrew Vandenberg 16 September 2014 Electoral advances by the Sweden Democrats at last Sunday’s election pose a challenge to cosmopolitan Sweden
National affairs Peter Brent 21 August 2014 When “Howard’s battlers” defected from Labor in 1996, political commentators shifted their focus to Sydney’s western suburbs, writes Peter Brent.… International Lesley Russell 11 August 2014 Although some commentators say the results are certain, writes Lesley Russell, the race that will shape Barack Obama’s final two years in the White House is far from over International Ross Tapsell 16 July 2014 The polarisation of Indonesia’s media during the election campaign has renewed the debate over the nexus between proprietors and politics, writes Ross Tapsell International Edward Aspinall 4 July 2014 Despite his protestations to the contrary, Prabowo Subianto is determined he will seek a popular mandate just this once, write Marcus Mietzner and Edward Aspinall
National affairs Peter Brent 3 July 2014 Both the major parties have made a habit of misinterpreting the polls on climate change. The latest results shouldn’t provide any comfort to the Coalition
International Edward Aspinall 17 June 2014 The outside world should be worried by the possibility that Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesian president, writes Edward Aspinall, but the biggest losers will be… David Hayes 30 May 2014 The electoral victory of UKIP, an anti-immigrant and anti-Europe party, redraws Britain’s political map, says David Hayes National affairs Paul Rodan 22 May 2014 Poorly judged preselections are a problem for both major parties, writes Paul Rodan, and the electoral implications are becoming clearer Podcasts Peter Clarke 16 May 2014 Senate voting needs to be simpler and more transparent. Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a plan to fix the system, and looks at the politics of the federal budget