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Books & arts Straddling a barbed-wire fence Paul Rodan 25 August 2023 A new biography reveals Tim Fischer to have been a more complex figure than he might have seemed National affairs Watershed election Anika Gauja & Marian Sawer and Jill Sheppard 11 August 2023 Morrison’s fall, the teals’ rise, Labor’s victory: the editors of a new post-election book survey the 2022 campaign National affairs Queensland and Victoria: which is really the odd state out? Tim Colebatch 6 April 2023 Recent election results tell a story Peter Dutton doesn’t want to hear National affairs The turn of the electoral cycle could be a long time coming Tim Colebatch 27 January 2023 Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition?

National affairs Big tent, narrow visions 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 Books & arts Poor white bloke Frank Bongiorno 22 October 2018 Books | Is Barnaby Joyce on the rise again? On the evidence of his memoir, things could get ugly National affairs Loose in the top paddock Peter Brent 19 October 2018 Is Barnaby Joyce the electoral asset his supporters believe him to be? National affairs Secret Coalition business Brett Evans 27 August 2018 Will we ever know what Scott Morrison promised Michael McCormack?

National affairs A former leader’s advice: in a crisis, have the courage to break with the past Tim Colebatch 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 The downside risks of Barnaby Joyce, deputy PM Peter Brent 17 February 2016 The rise of the Nationals’ best-known MP is likely to end in tears, writes Peter Brent Podcasts For better or worse Peter Clarke 18 December 2015 In the wake of the Ian Macfarlane affair, Peter Clarke talks to Brian Costar about Barnaby Joyce, Malcolm Turnbull and the balancing act that keeps the Coalition afloat National affairs Seventy-two coups later, leaders seem less safe than ever Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2015 Leadership coups have become an increasingly common feature of Australian politics, writes Rodney Tiffen, but the electoral results aren’t always encouraging