National affairs
5 November 2021
Pundits want Anthony Albanese to talk big. But is that the way Labor takes government?
National affairs
22 September 2021
Female politicians are no longer rare, and the prospect of a female PM nowhere near as challenging. What seems to matter is how they get there
National affairs
15 September 2021
Is Kristina Keneally’s arrival in Fowler a symptom of Labor’s fear of the electorate?
Essays & reportage
31 August 2021
The former NSW premier’s time in office was dogged by allegations, but do they stand up?
National affairs
16 August 2021
Neutralising Coalition fear campaigns isn’t enough. Anthony Albanese needs to evoke positive emotions too
National affairs
10 August 2021
Labor’s capitulation on tax policy may help them regain government, but what then?
National affairs
13 July 2021
We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there?
National affairs
10 June 2021
Yet again, NSW Labor pins its hopes on a change of leader
National affairs
24 May 2021
Last held by Labor in 1910, Upper Hunter stays in the hands of the Nats after Saturday’s vote
National affairs
14 May 2021
Why Anthony Albanese’s budget reply was fit for purpose
National affairs
11 February 2021
History shows where Anthony Albanese’s IR push is likely to run into trouble
National affairs
7 December 2020
Focusing on the outer suburbs could lead Labor into deep trouble
National affairs
30 November 2020
Labor won’t win elections by targeting some groups at the expense of others
National affairs
27 November 2020
Has the NSW Coalition provided a winning formula for Anthony Albanese and his colleagues?
National affairs
18 November 2020
Covid-19 has rewarded some and disadvantaged others — but federal Labor faces the same old post-defeat pressures
National affairs
16 November 2020
And that creates an opportunity for Labor
National affairs
14 November 2020
Behind Joel Fitzgibbon’s coal-fired resignation lies a decades-old battle
National affairs
18 October 2020
Labor and the Greens have swept to victory in Canberra • New postscript 23 October
Essays & reportage
2 October 2020
A former colleague recalls working with the reformist Labor minister
National affairs
21 September 2020
Structural shifts mean that Labor’s primary vote is only part of the election-winning equation
Books & arts
31 August 2020
Books | Must the best-laid plans fall victim to bad implementation?
Books & arts
8 July 2020
Books | Internationally renowned Australian archaeologist V. Gordon Childe was also deeply involved in labour politics
Essays & reportage
23 June 2020
What do Labor memoirs reveal about the 2010 leadership change?
National affairs
18 June 2020
This week’s branch-stacking revelations highlight the sharp decline in philosophical differences among Labor’s factions
National affairs
18 June 2020
The last time federal Labor intervened in Victoria, Gough Whitlam had his sights on The Lodge
National affairs
3 June 2020
Labor’s chances of winning the closely watched seat have improved — but don’t bet your house on it
Books & arts
2 June 2020
Books | A new book rescues two Labor prime ministers, James Scullin and John Curtin, from caricature
National affairs
27 May 2020
Whatever Scott Morrison has in mind, it doesn’t sound a lot like the 1980s Labor–union agreement
Essays & reportage
14 May 2020
Malcolm Turnbull spilled the beans on Kerry Packer’s secret plans for Fairfax back in 1991. So why are his memoirs so coy about this key episode?
National affairs
6 May 2020
Kristina Keneally has confused an important debate