National affairs
3 April 2023
As its first leader warned, the Liberal Party can’t win office as the “party of reaction”
National affairs
27 March 2023
And that shows the scale of the challenge facing the Liberals
National affairs
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
6 October 2021
Has the NSW environment minister changed the new premier’s mind about climate?
National affairs
3 October 2021
The distinctive political culture of New South Wales could reach its apogee — with national effects — when Dominic Perrottet takes the top job
Essays & reportage
31 August 2021
The former NSW premier’s time in office was dogged by allegations, but do they stand up?
National affairs
10 June 2021
Yet again, NSW Labor pins its hopes on a change of leader
National affairs
30 November 2020
Labor won’t win elections by targeting some groups at the expense of others
National affairs
30 June 2019
The long leadership race has given Gladys Berejiklian’s government valuable breathing space
National affairs
30 May 2019
Mark Latham’s plan for the NSW upper house sidesteps rather than confronts parliament’s problems
National affairs
8 May 2019
Election 2019 | New South Wales has some lessons for the Senate
National affairs
25 March 2019
Two different elections took place on Saturday, and the opposition won neither of them
National affairs
24 March 2019
Gladys Berejiklian’s historic win was partly good luck but mainly good management
National affairs
13 March 2019
Our psephological correspondent sticks his neck out
National affairs
9 March 2019
Far from being a disaster in New South Wales, minority government could bring lasting reforms
National affairs
25 February 2019
The NSW government’s privatisation and investment strategy has fallen out of sync with the electoral cycle
National affairs
12 November 2018
The state party’s new leader stands in a long tradition, but it’s not clear what that will mean in practice
National affairs
8 November 2018
Gladys Berejiklian wants fewer migrants for New South Wales. But that’s not a cost-free option, says a former senior immigration official
National affairs
11 September 2018
Will voter disenchantment be great enough to unseat Gladys Berejiklian’s government in New South Wales?
National affairs
13 November 2017
Malcolm Turnbull’s loss of a majority in parliament has at least one illuminating precedent
Books & arts
10 July 2017
Books | Former NSW Labor MP Carl Scully settles old scores in a vivid account of life in Macquarie Street
National affairs
11 April 2017
Three bad by-election results have increased the pressure on the first female Liberal premier of New South Wales. But an election is still two years away
National affairs
6 March 2017
The WA premier has drawn the wrong lesson from Mike Baird’s 2015 election win
National affairs
19 January 2017
A remarkable drop in polling figures preceded Mike Baird’s resignation announcement today
National affairs
4 October 2016
A slump in popularity highlights the challenges for Mike Baird’s brand of leadership
National affairs
6 July 2015
It’s not just Labor that suffers from the inordinate influence of a NSW right wing, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
20 May 2015
ICAC risks becoming a toothless tiger if the recommendations of a NSW government review don’t restore all or most of its powers, argues a former Appeals Court judge
National affairs
30 March 2015
Once the natural party of government, the Liberal Party has been performing badly across Australia for thirty years or more, writes Tim Colebatch. Mike Baird has shown…
Podcasts
23 March 2015
Down to the wire? In this fifteen-minute podcast, Peter Clarke talks to psephologist Peter Brent about this Saturday’s NSW election and the federal…
National affairs
4 March 2015
Is a Labor victory possible? David Clune looks at what’s working in Mike Baird’s favour, and what isn’t