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National affairs Victoria’s unexpected minority Brian Costar & David Hayward 3 September 2010 In Victoria, Steve Bracks’s minority government transformed a knife-edge win into electoral longevity and parliamentary reform, write Brian Costar and David Hayward National affairs South Australia’s cabinet experiment Norman Abjorensen 3 September 2010 Minority government in South Australia produced a novel solution that challenged the way the Westminster system has worked in Australia, writes Norman Abjorensen 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 The sum is greater than the parts Peter Brent 17 June 2010 A change of leader is the last thing the government needs National affairs Time to take a deep breath Rodney Tiffen 17 June 2010 Combined with the shortcomings of the media’s reporting, the government’s weaknesses are hiding some pretty good news, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Accidental politician Norman Abjorensen 16 June 2010 Although he’s largely unknown outside the ACT, Jon Stanhope is one of Australia’s most intriguing political figures National affairs It isn’t over yet Geoffrey Barker 10 June 2010 Despite the puzzling poll results, it would be premature to write off the government, says Geoffrey Barker

National affairs True believer Norman Abjorensen 16 July 2009 The Coalition underestimates Wayne Swan at its peril, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Theirs or ours? Norman Abjorensen 5 May 2009 The federal government’s reversal on climate change is another example of the corporate colonisation of society, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Only joking Norman Abjorensen 12 February 2009 The stand-off between Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull has the vital element of farce: the juxtaposition of the incongruous, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs They’re dreaming Norman Abjorensen 29 January 2009 There is no longer a constituency for a small “l” Liberal Party, argues Norman Abjorensen