International
22 December 2017
Podcasts | It started slowly, but became the best-known of all political scandals
National affairs
21 December 2017
The Coalition has weathered periods of disunity before, but this time there’s the added problem of ructions within the National Party
National affairs
18 December 2017
A temporary reprieve for Malcolm Turnbull was also a reminder of Bill Shorten’s limitations
From the archive
17 December 2017
A chance encounter anticipated the shocking disappearance of a prime minister on 17 December 1967
National affairs
15 December 2017
Political year in review | A lack of state or federal leadership coups made for an unusual year in Australian politics. And the strangeness didn’t end there
National affairs
14 December 2017
The detailed figures are out at last, and they confirm that One Nation’s preferences barely mattered
International
13 December 2017
The bid to create a UN convention on territorial asylum might have failed, but it points to possibilities still worth pursuing
International
11 December 2017
With a referendum on self-determination due in a year’s time, young Kanaks are debating their future
National affairs
11 December 2017
Dig a little deeper into the result of the Northcote by-election, and there’s hope yet for Labor in what was starting to look like Greens territory
National affairs
11 December 2017
With four state elections and a national poll on the horizon, it’s worth looking more closely at what happened north of the Tweed
National affairs
11 December 2017
Bad luck has played a part, but that doesn’t explain why the PM has had such a bad year
National affairs
8 December 2017
Parliament’s citizenship register is packed with declarations. Not all of them are terribly illuminating, but that’s not necessarily the fault of the MPs
Books & arts
7 December 2017
Books | Is Gareth Evans’s “incorrigible optimism” evidence-based?
National affairs
4 December 2017
The historical record doesn’t support the claims repeated by the senator from New South Wales
National affairs
4 December 2017
Barnaby Joyce triumphs, but the thirtieth bad Newspoll in a row draws inexorably closer
National affairs
1 December 2017
A Labor government is certain, but beyond that it’s Brisbane versus the rest
National affairs
27 November 2017
A shift in voting patterns interacted with compulsory preferences to produce a dramatic election count. Is this what we should expect in future federal elections?
National affairs
26 November 2017
Historically low support for the major parties has contributed to a result that’s still too close to call
International
22 November 2017
A Marcos-era project has caught the imagination of Philippine politicians who favour a return to authoritarian rule — despite its failure to produce a single watt of saleable…
National affairs
21 November 2017
A shock by-election in Victoria has boosted optimism among Greens. But does electoral geography support their wider hopes?
National affairs
19 November 2017
Perhaps the most interesting results of the marriage-equality survey were to be seen outside the eastern capitals
National affairs
19 November 2017
The process for replacing senators means we could be in for a long series of High Court hearings. Will the 2016 election never end?
International
16 November 2017
As the army asserts control, the legacy of the struggle against colonialism still hangs over Zimbabwean politics
National affairs
15 November 2017
Both votes are a test for the government, but the second has suddenly become less predictable
National affairs
14 November 2017
Bad drafting, bad interpretation and bad politics have contributed to an unnecessary crisis. The solution is in the hands of parliament
National affairs
13 November 2017
The dual citizenship story is far from over — and perhaps it was Barnaby Joyce who hit the nail on the head
National affairs
13 November 2017
Malcolm Turnbull’s loss of a majority in parliament has at least one illuminating precedent
National affairs
12 November 2017
The Howard government’s resolution of a similar crisis in 2005 points the way
International
10 November 2017
Letter from Manila | Even the highest reaches of the law might not be immune to Rodrigo Duterte’s assault on accountability
National affairs
6 November 2017
Malcolm Turnbull could have responded in any of three ways to New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees. Either of the two alternatives he rejected would have been more just and…