National affairs
12 August 2014
Labor and the Coalition are caught between vying for the middle ground and differentiating themselves in the political marketplace. Behind it all, there’s one vital…
Essays & reportage
13 February 2014
Labor’s combative relationship with the Greens reflects its failure to develop a genuine counter-narrative to the Coalition worldview, argues Dennis Altman
National affairs
8 October 2013
The Greens face some of the challenges that effectively killed the Democrats, write Narelle Miragliotta and Robert Simms. But important differences between the…
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…
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…
National affairs
18 November 2011
Party reform won’t solve Labor’s broader problem, writes Paul Rodan
National affairs
21 July 2011
A week might be a long time in politics, but two years mightn’t be long enough, writes Norman Abjorensen
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…
National affairs
1 June 2011
Labor and the Coalition need to recognise that the Greens are part of political reality, writes Norman Abjorensen
Essays & reportage
28 April 2011
Tasmania’s feel-good mood has given way to a bittersweet fight over versions of the future, writes Natasha Cica
National affairs
27 March 2011
Radio National’s The National Interest, presented by Inside Story contributor Peter Mares, looks at the implications of the 2011 New South Wales election result
National affairs
24 March 2011
Scott Steel on some overlooked polling results
National affairs
6 September 2010
It’s so far, so good, for Tasmania’s Greens-backed minority government, writes Kate Crowley
Essays & reportage
22 March 2010
In Tasmania, Greens leader Nick McKim is pushing for Labor or the Liberals to strike a written agreement with his party in return for its support. Brian Costar and…
National affairs
10 November 2009
With the Green vote strengthening in some key federal electorates, the Labor–Green alliance in the ACT is worth a closer look, writes Norman Abjorensen