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National affairs Peter Brent 25 March 2009 John Howard as opposition leader rather than as prime minister has something to say to a fractious opposition, argues Peter Brent
National affairs Brian Costar 18 March 2009 Lawrence Springborg has a glimpse of the summit, but the polls suggest he won’t get there this time, writes Brian Costar Essays & reportage Peter Mares 18 March 2009 Far North Queensland won’t decide Saturday’s state election, but it’s a barometer of the stresses brought on by the economic downturn, reports Peter … Podcasts Peter Clarke 15 March 2009 Brian Costar discusses next Saturday’s Queensland election with Peter Clarke National affairs Norman Abjorensen 11 March 2009 Self-imposed exile is the last place from which to launch a plausible leadership bid, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Brian Costar 24 February 2009 The Queensland election is the first test for the new Liberal National Party, writes Brian Costar, and it has quite a fight on its hands
Retrospective Peter Brent 16 February 2009 Malcolm Turnbull is playing the long game, but he mightn’t be leader when it counts National affairs 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 Norman Abjorensen 29 January 2009 There is no longer a constituency for a small “l” Liberal Party, argues Norman Abjorensen National affairs Norman Abjorensen 13 January 2009 The year 1909 saw a seachange in Australian politics, writes Norman Abjorensen on the anniversary of the fusion of the non-Labor parties
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 December 2008 Coalitions don’t work in opposition, so the federal Nationals would be better off going it alone, writes Norman Abjorensen
Books & arts Paul Strangio 12 December 2008 Television | With few dissenting voices, The Howard Years was an unsurprising exercise in self-justification, writes Paul Strangio Essays & reportage Norman Abjorensen 10 December 2008 Liberal senator Marise Payne profiled National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 December 2008 Wayne Swan isn’t the weak link the Coalition thinks he is, but Julie Bishop certainly is, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Peter Brent 27 November 2008 The Howard Years interprets the Coalition government through the prism of the present
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 17 November 2008 Liberal leaders are given licence to create a party in their own image, writes Norman Abjorensen, and Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t see himself as an exception