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Books & arts Hearts, heads and pockets Frank Bongiorno 2 September 2013 It’s time for harder thinking about Labor’s strengths and weaknesses, says Frank Bongiorno National affairs Looking for an electoral messiah Brian Costar 29 August 2013 “Leadership” is seldom the key determinant of election results, writes Brian Costar. The mistaken belief has damaged both major parties Essays & reportage Rudd 1987 or Abbott 1996? Stephen Mills 20 August 2013 Has Labor’s campaign taken a fatal turn? History shows that divided control of campaign messages can be a disaster, writes Stephen Mills Books & arts Neither everything nor nothing Jane Goodall 15 August 2013 Does misogyny in politics reflect a deeper problem in the character of political debate, asks Jane Goodall

National affairs Is the enemy of my friend always my enemy? Paul Rodan 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 The captain’s pick Frank Bongiorno 5 February 2013 Julia Gillard’s press club speech gave an insight into how Labor sees itself governing an anxious country in uncertain times, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs The electoral calculus of campaign oxygen Norman Abjorensen 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 It was time: Mick Young’s triumph Stephen Mills 29 November 2012 Not only was the 1972 election a watershed for Labor, it also created the modern political campaign

National affairs Behind the drama of the forty-third parliament Norman Abjorensen 24 May 2012 A rancorous twenty months in federal politics has overshadowed the legislative achievements, argues Norman Abjorensen Books & arts How Labor lost New South Wales Andrew West 30 April 2012 A culture of entitlement helped undermine policy-making under four Labor premiers, writes Andrew West National affairs Victoria’s constitutional time bomb Alistair Harkness and Brian Costar 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 National affairs Parallel worlds Norman Abjorensen 4 March 2012 The transition from state to federal politics is rarely smooth, writes Norman Abjorensen. But Bob Carr could be one of the exceptions