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Essays & reportage Dennis Altman 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
Essays & reportage Frank Bongiorno 16 December 2013 The cyclones of the late 1960s and early 1970s didn’t shape the Whitlam government as much as gentler breezes of the 1950s and early 1960s Books & arts Stephen Mills 28 November 2013 How did an unelected campaign consultant come to exercise such influence over Labor’s 2013 campaign, asks Stephen Mills National affairs Mike Steketee 22 October 2013 Amid the often-protracted policy debates of the Rudd and Gillard years, DisabilityCare is widely seen as Labor’s most popular and effectively managed reform. The story… National affairs Frank Bongiorno 10 October 2013 The Labor leadership contest might have annoyed some factional warlords, but it’s helped the party to avoid messy post-election recriminations, writes Frank Bongiorno
Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 27 September 2013 Within months of the end of the second world war, an iron curtain had fallen across Europe. Its impact reached into the inner suburbs of Melbourne, writes Geoffrey Barker
Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 2 September 2013 It’s time for harder thinking about Labor’s strengths and weaknesses, says Frank Bongiorno National affairs 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 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 Jane Goodall 15 August 2013 Does misogyny in politics reflect a deeper problem in the character of political debate, asks Jane Goodall
National affairs Brian Costar 8 August 2013 Labor failed to take the opportunity to make historic changes to campaign finance disclosure, writes Brian Costar
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 6 August 2013 The problems go back to 2007, writes Norman Abjorensen Podcasts Terry Lane 9 July 2013 From the Radio National archive, Terry Lane talks to Labor senator Jacinta Collins Essays & reportage James Panichi 1 July 2013 Targeting marginal seats is nothing new in politics, but the gambling industry has shown it can work for lobby groups too. James Panichi pieces together the story National affairs Frank Bongiorno 27 June 2013 The leadership vote only underlines the fact that the Labor Party is more or less broken, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 25 June 2013 They aren’t always right in the national capital, but they are this time, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs 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 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 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 Stephen Mills 29 November 2012 Not only was the 1972 election a watershed for Labor, it also created the modern political campaign
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 28 October 2012 Two key figures in the postwar development of the Labor Party never met, writes Norman Abjorensen
Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 8 October 2012 A sympathetic biography of Gough Whitlam also recognises its subject’s shortcomings Books & arts Brett Evans 2 October 2012 Books | The political and the personal illuminate each other in James Button’s fine account of a year in Canberra National affairs Dean Ashenden 5 September 2012 The government has at last come up with the outline of a strategy for reforming schools, writes Dean Ashenden. The worry is in what the prime minister didn’t say National affairs Norman Abjorensen 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…
Retrospective Dennis Altman 9 August 2012 Reports of Labor’s death are grossly exaggerated
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 24 May 2012 A rancorous twenty months in federal politics has overshadowed the legislative achievements, argues Norman Abjorensen Books & arts Andrew West 30 April 2012 A culture of entitlement helped undermine policy-making under four Labor premiers, writes Andrew West National affairs 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 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