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National Affairs It’s time — for the Palmer electoral law Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells 23 May 2019 This year’s election exposed deep flaws in campaign finance rules National Affairs The better part of valour Peter Brent | Mumble 22 May 2019 For Labor leadership aspirants, this might be a good contest to sit out National Affairs For both parties, the lessons of the election are clear Michael Gill 22 May 2019 Strategies that pander to the party “base” have been thoroughly discredited National Affairs Clearing the scrub Frank Bongiorno 20 May 2019 Labor’s next leader faces the job of rebuilding the party in a low-growth world

National Affairs Bracing times for the true believers Peter Brent | Mumble 17 May 2019 What was the secret of Bob Hawke’s electoral success? National Affairs A matter of preferences John Quiggin 17 May 2019 Election 2019 | The two-party-preferred count is a relic of an era in which the major parties were overwhelmingly dominant National Affairs Getting it right when the time is right Joannah Luetjens, Paul ’t Hart and Michael Mintrom 16 May 2019 How do policy successes like plain-packaging laws or tighter gun controls come about? National Affairs Victoria: where preferences whisper the name Hinch Tim Colebatch 16 May 2019 Election 2019 | Glenn Druery is working his magic again, this time in his boss’s home state

National Affairs A close election draws closer Paul Rodan 14 May 2019 Election 2019 | If the polling consensus is right, each winnable seat will count for Labor National Affairs Labor’s bottom line Tim Colebatch 11 May 2019 Election 2019 | There’s not much for the government to attack in Labor’s taxing and spending plans National Affairs Do the times suit the Greens? Shaun Crowe 9 May 2019 Election 2019 | Labor’s momentum has posed a challenge for the other party of the left National Affairs Labor on the edge Mike Steketee 8 May 2019 Election 2019 | With ten days to go, an unconventional campaign has turned into a nailbiter