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National affairs Norman Abjorensen 23 January 2019 The clamour for an early federal election continues, and it’s loudest in New South Wales
Essays & reportage Norman Abjorensen 7 December 2018 History could help the Liberals out of their malaise National affairs Peter Brent 6 December 2018 Poor polling figures bring to the surface old obsessions that don’t necessarily impress voters National affairs Tim Colebatch 30 November 2018 The latest figures show how badly Victoria’s Liberals misjudged their pitch to voters National affairs Norman Abjorensen 22 October 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s critics were looking through the wrong lens, and Saturday’s defeat was just the first of the aftershocks
National affairs Judith Troeth 30 August 2018 From the archive | In 2010 Judith Troeth called for quotas to increase the number of Liberal women in parliament. She’s still waiting for the party to tackle the problem
Books & arts Jane Goodall 28 August 2018 Television | With just days to gather its material, Four Corners found a way to explore the human impact of power National affairs Rodney Tiffen 28 August 2018 A dive into political history suggests the Coalition will have difficulty recovering from last week’s events Correspondents David Hayes 27 August 2018 Letter from London | Australia’s political drama gives Britain respite from Brexit, along with a crash course in Canberrology National affairs Brett Evans 27 August 2018 Will we ever know what Scott Morrison promised Michael McCormack?
National affairs Peter Brent 27 August 2018 Today’s Newspoll underlines how the change of leader didn’t play out in quite the way most people expected
National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 August 2018 The party room’s choice of leader and deputy shows that the insurgents didn’t achieve their ultimate goal National affairs Peter Brent 24 August 2018 The new PM will need to change tack for the third time in his political career National affairs Tim Colebatch 23 August 2018 An early election is the only solution to the chaos in the Liberal party room National affairs Rodney Tiffen 23 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s first stint as Liberal leader wounded him deeply, with ultimately fatal results. Another change of leader is likely to do the same to this government
National affairs Peter Brent 22 August 2018 A change of PM seems inevitable. Then comes a bounce that could be hazardous for both parties
National affairs Tim Colebatch 21 August 2018 The reckoning has arrived for a party — and its Coalition partner — long riven by cultural fixations National affairs Peter Brent 21 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull has survived a spill, but the rebels won’t leave it there National affairs Norman Abjorensen 20 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s predicament reflects the crisis of modern conservatism National affairs Peter Brent 20 August 2018 Has the Liberal Party passed the point of no return?
National affairs Peter Brent 19 July 2018 Tony Abbott is an unwelcome presence — for the government at least — amid the tangle of by-elections on 28 July
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 July 2018 Viewed warmly on both sides of politics and in the media, the finance minister is playing a vital role for the government National affairs James Murphy 18 June 2018 A Supreme Court decision on the Victorian branch’s finances has national implications — and not just for the party National affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 June 2018 The weekend’s call to privatise the ABC wouldn’t have impressed the founder of the party National affairs Peter Brent 18 June 2018 The Liberal Party’s national council has just made the government’s job that little bit harder
National affairs Peter Brent 5 April 2018 The former treasurer rode a worldwide economic boom to fame; now there are calls for his return to parliament
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 5 April 2018 Party hardheads know that a change of leader would be a disaster. That leaves only one alternative National affairs Kate Crowley 26 February 2018 The Liberals are ahead in the polls, but the state’s electoral system could create a chance for the opposition National affairs Norman Abjorensen 23 February 2018 Over almost a century, relations between the two major non-Labor parties haven’t always been smooth National affairs Peter Brent 17 February 2018 The week’s events raise the age-old mystery: exactly what is this strange beast?