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Books & arts Why does Labor exist? Frank Bongiorno 18 November 2011 Labor’s search for meaning needs to go beyond the failures of the post-1996 party, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Amid the panic, a sense of purpose Frank Bongiorno 20 September 2011 Sixty years ago, H.V. Evatt successfully resisted strong public support for draconian anti-communist legislation, writes Frank Bongiorno. Is there a lesson for Labor in 2011? National affairs No regrets? Peter Browne 2 September 2011 Labor can’t win against the Coalition in a contest to crack down on boat arrivals, writes Peter Browne. It’s time for a rethink National affairs Dark days Norman Abjorensen 26 August 2011 The real achievements of the Gillard government are being overshadowed by Labor’s ineptness, argues Norman Abjorensen

National affairs New South Wales: the verdict Peter Mares 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 Where the revolving door took NSW Labor Norman Abjorensen 8 March 2011 Kristina Keneally is about to become the ninth living ex–premier of New South Wales, writes Norman Abjorensen. It's a reminder of what went wrong for the party National affairs The paradox at the heart of Labor’s review Rob Manwaring 1 March 2011 Like its British counterpart, the Labor Party is grappling with wider, conflicting trends in political participation, writes Rob Manwaring National affairs Primaries: a second-best option Graeme Orr 27 February 2011 Primaries might work in the United States, but that doesn’t mean they’ll translate easily to Australia, argues Graeme Orr

National affairs How Labor’s millstone became a bastion Paul Strangio 19 August 2010 It’s the party that changed, rather than Victoria, writes Paul Strangio National affairs Second thoughts Norman Abjorensen 18 August 2010 Australian governments tend to take a hit at their first bid for re-election, writes Norman Abjorensen. But it’s not clear why National affairs Under the radar: direct mail and the election Sally Young 13 August 2010 Amid piles of letters and leaflets from fifteen very marginal seats, Sally Young looks at the role of direct mail campaigning in this election National affairs The Gillard ascendancy Jacqueline Kent 28 June 2010 Julia Gillard doesn’t owe the factions any favours, writes her biographer, Jacqueline Kent