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elections
Correspondents
Licensed to govern
Colin James
19 October 2020
Armed with a historic mandate, can Jacinda Ardern bring about the change she promised in 2017?
Correspondents
America’s electoral counter-revolution
Nicole Hemmer
19 October 2020
What the Republican Party is attacking is democracy itself
National Affairs
Will the Liberals ever learn?
Tim Colebatch
18 October 2020
Labor and the Greens have swept to victory in Canberra •
New postscript 23 October
National Affairs
Few signs of turbulence around Lake Burley Griffin
Tim Colebatch
14 October 2020
Odds are that the ACT government will be returned this weekend, but the balance between Labor and the Greens could shift
National Affairs
A complex compulsion to vote
Peter Brent
13 October 2020
Australians are more likely to vote than their international counterparts — but does that mean the system should stay as it is?
Books & Arts
October surprises
Jane Goodall
8 October 2020
Television
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The Comey Rule
reminds us that there’s no such thing as a bombshell in the Trump era
International
Politics behind plexiglass
Lesley Russell
8 October 2020
The vice-presidential debate maintained the focus on the US administration’s disastrous mishandling of the pandemic
National Affairs
A matter of debate
Peter Brent
6 October 2020
We’ve grown used to televised election confrontations. But do they really shift votes?
International
Why Biden will (still) win
Rodney Tiffen
5 October 2020
Donald Trump’s diagnosis doesn’t change the electoral fundamentals
International
“Our accession to sovereignty is inevitable”
Nic Maclellan
2 October 2020
A vote against independence in New Caledonia this weekend won’t end the quest for nationhood
National Affairs
Looks like Killara, votes like Cessnock
Tim Colebatch
1 October 2020
Will the well-heeled Australian Capital Territory once again vote for the left?
Correspondents
Violence’s cheerleader
Nicole Hemmer
1 October 2020
The debate gave us a clearer idea of what a second Trump term could look like
National Affairs
What will the economy look like on election day?
Adam Triggs
14 September 2020
Politics will be shaped by economics at the next federal election
National Affairs
The gloves are off
Peter Brent
10 September 2020
Normal hostilities have resumed, and the target is the Liberals’ bête noire, Dan Andrews. Next up, Annastacia Palaszczuk…
International
Trump’s generation gap
Lesley Russell
8 September 2020
Young voters look like playing a bigger role than usual in this year’s election
National Affairs
Together, let’s stick together
Peter Brent
1 September 2020
Crises aren’t always bad for governments — federal, state or territory — facing elections
Correspondents
Chaos theory
Nicole Hemmer
31 August 2020
Donald Trump is mounting the only kind of campaign he knows — despite its failure in 2018
National Affairs
Wrong party, wrong election?
Peter Brent
24 August 2020
The electoral arithmetic was loaded against Lia Finocchiaro’s Country Liberal Party in Saturday’s Northern Territory election
National Affairs
America goes postal
Peter Brent
19 August 2020
Donald Trump’s attack on the mail system highlights how a flawed electoral system is struggling with the pandemic
International
Right candidate, right time
Lesley Russell
12 August 2020
In what’s likely to be a punishing campaign, Kamala Harris ticks all the boxes
Correspondents
History’s choice
Nicole Hemmer
12 August 2020
Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris decisively shapes the Democratic Party of the future
National Affairs
Hard times on the opposition benches
Peter Brent
7 August 2020
The truce among governing parties makes life difficult for Anthony Albanese and his state counterparts
International
Maybe, probably, definitely?
Peter Brent
22 July 2020
What does history tell us about how the numbers will unfold between now and election day?
International
A government in denial
Michael Barr
13 July 2020
Despite the many obstacles, Singapore’s opposition made a strong showing on Friday
International
Trump’s plot against America
Lesley Russell
9 July 2020
Now we know the president’s campaign target: the enemies within
National Affairs
Labor’s preferential treatment
Tim Colebatch
7 July 2020
The party’s victory in Eden-Monaro came down to two largely overlooked factors
National Affairs
Five things we learned in Eden-Monaro
Peter Brent
5 July 2020
What does a tight result that’s likely to go Labor’s way tell us about electoral behaviour?
National Affairs
Who’ll be the real winner in Eden-Monaro?
Peter Brent
2 July 2020
Interpreting Saturday’s result is all about context
International
Singapore goes early
Michael Barr
26 June 2020
Amid the pandemic, trouble among Lee Kuan Yew’s descendants will shape next month’s election result
National Affairs
Spoils of office
Paul Rodan
18 June 2020
This week’s branch-stacking revelations highlight the sharp decline in philosophical differences among Labor’s factions
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