National affairs
21 November 2014
The challenges of dealing with a fragmented Palmer United Party are a reminder that the major parties are struggling with low levels of primary support, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
6 October 2014
A Labor think tank has given a timely warning about the seductive appeal of triumphs past, says Peter Brent
National affairs
21 August 2014
When “Howard’s battlers” defected from Labor in 1996, political commentators shifted their focus to Sydney’s western suburbs, writes Peter Brent.…
National affairs
12 August 2014
Labor and the Coalition are caught between vying for the middle ground and differentiating themselves in the political marketplace. Behind it all, there’s one vital…
From the archive
21 July 2014
Cyril Wyndham, the energetic, reformist outsider, changed forever the way Labor organised itself federally. And then he paid the price
National affairs
4 July 2014
The best way forward for Labor doesn’t fit well with structures inherited from the past, writes Geoff Gallop
National affairs
22 May 2014
Poorly judged preselections are a problem for both major parties, writes Paul Rodan, and the electoral implications are becoming clearer
Podcasts
16 May 2014
Senate voting needs to be simpler and more transparent. Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a plan to fix the system, and looks at the politics of the federal budget
25 July 2013
The scale of Britain’s problems leaves its party and electoral systems struggling to catch up, says David Hayes
National affairs
3 February 2012
This week’s release of data on political donations and spending hides as much as it reveals – and is already many months out of date, write Graeme Orr and Brian Costar