National affairs
16 February 2018
A looming court case is further evidence of a deep divide within a once-powerful election-winning machine
National affairs
21 December 2017
The Coalition has weathered periods of disunity before, but this time there’s the added problem of ructions within the National Party
National affairs
15 December 2017
Political year in review | A lack of state or federal leadership coups made for an unusual year in Australian politics. And the strangeness didn’t end there
National affairs
11 December 2017
Bad luck has played a part, but that doesn’t explain why the PM has had such a bad year
National affairs
1 November 2017
Australia’s offshore detention system hasn’t just been devastating for its victims, it’s also been bad for the Coalition and Labor
National affairs
28 July 2017
Conservative Catholics left Labor in the mid 1950s – and we now know they were bound for the Liberal Party
National affairs
21 July 2017
A quiet tête-à-tête won’t resolve the passions at work in the saga of the vanquished leader
National affairs
29 June 2017
Is it business as usual within the party, or are the Liberals heading for a showdown?
National affairs
23 June 2017
What are the consequences of choosing a second-best scheme?
National affairs
21 June 2017
It would be a mistake not to take Peter Dutton MP seriously
National affairs
15 May 2017
With Labor implacably opposed, the Greens must play a positive role in the Senate
National affairs
4 May 2017
It’s day nine of a classic News Corp–Coalition culture-war crusade
National affairs
3 May 2017
And how much did Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign narrow the margin? The Australian Electoral Study has its answers
National affairs
19 April 2017
Leaders turned wreckers have played a notorious role in Australian politics. Tony Abbott seems determined to continue the tradition, regardless of the growing anger among his…
National affairs
7 April 2017
While the Liberals deal with a series of setbacks, their Coalition partner is facing challenges of its own
National affairs
31 March 2017
Who will lead the government to near-certain defeat at the next federal election?
National affairs
31 March 2017
With a Queensland election on the horizon, the party is still coming to terms with the size of the WA loss
National affairs
7 March 2017
The battle dividing the Liberal Party dates back to Labor’s electoral success during the second world war
National affairs
3 March 2017
By forcing Malcolm Turnbull to behave like Tony Abbott, the Nationals have gravely damaged the government. But Black Jack McEwen showed how that can change
National affairs
22 February 2017
Like his predecessors, Malcolm Turnbull needs to find his inner storyteller
National affairs
21 February 2017
Malcolm Turnbull will be the next victim of the growing gap between Liberal Party diehards and the election-deciding majority
National affairs
10 February 2017
The prospects aren’t good for Cory Bernardi and the parties of the disaffected Australian right
National affairs
8 February 2017
Cory Bernardi’s defection is unlikely to excite voters or inflict lasting damage on the government
National affairs
8 February 2017
This week’s events underline the fact that Liberals are still struggling with the question of how they can be more than simply an anti-Labor party
National affairs
19 January 2017
A remarkable drop in polling figures preceded Mike Baird’s resignation announcement today
National affairs
28 December 2016
Electorally speaking, Cory Bernardi is on the wrong Coalition faultline
National affairs
9 December 2016
The political year is drawing to a close with government increasingly in the hands of the Liberal Party’s most conservative MPs
Essays & reportage
23 November 2016
When the Coalition won the November 1966 federal election, the Labor Party had no alternative but to modernise
National affairs
18 November 2016
Malcolm Turnbull is just the latest victim of Australia’s political system
Essays & reportage
17 September 2016
Howard on Menzies makes for compelling viewing. But its flaws echo the shortcomings of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister