National affairs
8 August 2013
Labor failed to take the opportunity to make historic changes to campaign finance disclosure, writes Brian Costar
National affairs
6 August 2013
The problems go back to 2007, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
27 June 2013
The leadership vote only underlines the fact that the Labor Party is more or less broken, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs
7 March 2013
Do all Labor voters prefer the Greens to the Liberals? Do National Party voters opt for the Liberals if their own party isn’t running? What evidence we have suggests the…
International
12 February 2013
A winter-time research trip to Rome gives R.J.B. Bosworth the chance to gauge the shifting pattern of party support as Italy’s national election campaign enters its…
National affairs
31 January 2013
For more than a quarter of a century, short election campaigns have been the norm, writes Norman Abjorensen. Julia Gillard’s announcement recalls longer, and…
Essays & reportage
29 November 2012
Not only was the 1972 election a watershed for Labor, it also created the modern political campaign
National affairs
4 September 2012
It looks likely that the Greens will still hold the balance of power in the Senate after the next election. Norman Abjorensen looks at the numbers and asks: how would…
International
29 August 2012
What would a Romney presidency mean for Australia, asks Dennis Altman
National affairs
27 August 2012
Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree
International
10 July 2012
The results of the election suggest an intriguing balance in the new parliament, writes Michael Leach
International
8 June 2012
Even the party that loses next month’s election will share in the victory by helping set the tone for post-UN democracy in this young nation, writes Michael Leach
National affairs
5 June 2012
A timeless guide for politicians with a sting in the tail
National affairs
8 May 2012
Was it the economics or the politics of John Hewson’s Fightback! strategy that failed, asks Norman Abjorensen
26 April 2012
Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell
National affairs
5 April 2012
The Liberals have displaced Labor as Australia’s tribal political force, writes Norman Abjorensen, and that makes Malcolm Turnbull an odd person out
National affairs
27 March 2012
Pundits are predicting a long period of opposition for Queensland Labor, writes Brian Costar, but Campbell Newman faces his own challenges
National affairs
19 March 2012
Up against cumbersome major parties, Bob Katter’s Australian Party has fielded a better-than-expected group of candidates, writes Jane Goodall. But the leader has…
National affairs
14 March 2012
A major constitutional crisis was narrowly avoided in Victoria, write Alistair Harkness and Brian Costar, but its cause hasn’t gone away
International
4 March 2012
Michael Leach previews this month’s poll
National affairs
17 February 2012
William McMahon’s famously ill-starred prime ministership has been back in the news, not necessarily to the advantage of the federal Labor government. Paul Rodan…
National affairs
3 February 2012
This week’s release of data on political donations and spending hides as much as it reveals – and is already many months out of date, write Graeme Orr and Brian Costar
Essays & reportage
8 December 2011
Must Australian politicians work “tirelessly” for their communities or face electoral oblivion? James Panichi looks for the middle ground
30 November 2011
Norm Kelly in Wellington analyses the National Party’s election win
National affairs
18 November 2011
Party reform won’t solve Labor’s broader problem, writes Paul Rodan
Books & arts
18 November 2011
Labor’s search for meaning needs to go beyond the failures of the post-1996 party, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs
9 November 2011
More reforms are needed to ensure the integrity of party fundraising and regulate lobbyists in Victoria, writes Joo-Cheong Tham
National affairs
6 October 2011
Out of the clash of interests in federal parliament in 1911 came an enduring electoral reform, writes Brian Costar. An update is long overdue
Books & arts
2 September 2011
Norman Abjorensen looks into the mind of the Australian voter
National affairs
11 July 2011
A Liberal decision to direct preferences away from the Greens could hit the party hard in the lower house, writes Paul Rodan. But the evidence suggests that not all…