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National affairs James Murphy 28 March 2018 By the time a new lord mayor is elected in May, quite a few electors will have voted twice
National affairs Stephen Mills 23 March 2018 One week, two political campaign scandals: Cambridge Analytica’s data-harvesting and Labor’s funding scam in Victoria highlight the temptations facing parties desperate to win… National affairs Graeme Dobell 19 March 2018 Shared hopes and fears were on display at the weekend’s meeting in Sydney National affairs Andrew Beer 19 March 2018 With the debate over renewable energy largely settled, the new South Australian government is looking to smaller companies to help meet its economic goals International Lesley Russell 19 March 2018 The Republican Party is heading for the midterm elections with no plan B
Podcasts Peter Clarke & Rob Manwaring 18 March 2018 Two political insurgencies — in Batman and in South Australia — failed to live up to expectations this weekend. Peter Clarke talks to political scientist Rob …
National affairs Tim Colebatch 18 March 2018 Voters swung to Labor in Batman and South Australia, but with very different results National affairs Peter Brent 16 March 2018 With third parties playing a big role, this weekend’s votes in Melbourne and South Australia are unusually hard to pick National affairs Rob Manwaring 15 March 2018 A close result seems increasingly likely this Saturday, and that means preferences will again be vital International Lesley Russell 15 March 2018 As US gun-control efforts continue, there are signs of a shift in opinion and resolve
Books & arts John Fitzgerald 15 March 2018 Books | Is China a different kind of democracy, or simply a self-preserving one-party state?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 13 March 2018 Behind the day-to-day swings in the economic data are worrying longer-term trends International Kerry Brown 9 March 2018 Decision-making among the Chinese elite is as hard to read as it’s ever been, and the uncertainty extends to the character of the president himself National affairs Kerry Ryan 8 March 2018 The Sunshine State continues to make its mark in Melbourne’s closely watched federal by-election Books & arts Mike Steketee 28 February 2018 The story of how a cure for scurvy was found, then lost, then found again offers a vital lesson for policy-makers
National affairs Kate Crowley 26 February 2018 The Liberals are ahead in the polls, but the state’s electoral system could create a chance for the opposition
National affairs Marija Taflaga 26 February 2018 Can the big political parties regain a sense of legitimacy, or have the conditions that sustained them come to an end? National affairs Tim Colebatch 23 February 2018 The International Monetary Fund gets some things right and some things wrong — but you wouldn’t necessarily know which from the coverage it’s had National affairs Norman Abjorensen 23 February 2018 Over almost a century, relations between the two major non-Labor parties haven’t always been smooth National affairs Rob Manwaring 22 February 2018 Despite a few hiccups, the Xenophon insurgency continues to grip the state
Essays & reportage Matthew Ricketson & Rodney Tiffen 22 February 2018 Michael Wolff’s book owes a large debt to the ethically grounded work of the journalists he professes to disdain
National affairs Paul Rodan 20 February 2018 How did Australia’s upper house evolve into a part-elected, part-nominated body? Books & arts Jane Goodall 19 February 2018 Our TV critic reviews the ABC’s two-part documentary Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader, first screened in February 2018 National affairs Peter Brent 19 February 2018 The mystery is why Emma Alberici’s article was published in the first place National affairs Peter Brent 17 February 2018 The week’s events raise the age-old mystery: exactly what is this strange beast?
National affairs Brett Evans 16 February 2018 Barnaby Joyce isn’t the only political figure in a spot of personal bother
International Lesley Russell 16 February 2018 Can the Democrats break Republican partisanship in the run-up to the November elections? National affairs James Murphy 16 February 2018 A looming court case is further evidence of a deep divide within a once-powerful election-winning machine National affairs Tim Colebatch 15 February 2018 The bookies are backing the Greens at next month’s by-election in inner-Melbourne. But the contest is more complicated than punters might think National affairs Jeremy Gans 12 February 2018 Thanks to section 44 (and resignations), the current Senate might be the least democratic in Australian history. But it can be fixed