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National affairs Thinking the once-unthinkable in New South Wales David Clune 4 March 2015 Is a Labor victory possible? David Clune looks at what’s working in Mike Baird’s favour, and what isn’t National affairs Thinking of dumping a prime minister? History isn’t encouraging 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 Podcasts Queensland: how it happened and what it means 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 Campbell Newman and the ghost of Joh Bjelke-Petersen 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

Essays & reportage Inside Gough Whitlam’s office 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… Essays & reportage Caught out: Edna and Jack Ryan and the 1951 referendum Lyndall Ryan 13 October 2014 Expelled from the Communist Party for not toeing the line, Lyndall Ryan's parents were faced with a dilemma when Robert Menzies’s government tried to ban the party National affairs Shock of the new Peter Brent 6 October 2014 A Labor think tank has given a timely warning about the seductive appeal of triumphs past, says Peter Brent Books & arts Labor’s persuasion problem Frank Bongiorno 9 September 2014 Was the Gillard government more competent than its critics claimed? Frank Bongiorno reviews a new appraisal

Essays & reportage Unravelling “Australia’s own McCarthy era” Jack Waterford 30 May 2014 For years the Labor Party clung to the belief that the defection of Vladimir Petrov was orchestrated by the Menzies government to influence the 1954 election. But what really… Books & arts How it all went wrong Andrew Dodd 28 May 2014 Philip Chubb’s insider account of the demise of Kevin Rudd’s climate scheme is essential reading, says Andrew Dodd National affairs When Gough Whitlam helped out with the woodchopping 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 Books & arts In the frontline of the war against boredom Andrew Dodd 24 April 2014 Andrew Dodd reviews Bob Carr’s absorbing and occasionally disturbing account of eighteen months as foreign minister