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National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 July 2016 Tim Colebatch on the state of the count, the cost to Labor of the CFA dispute, and a tantalising glimpse of the Tasmanian Senate count
National affairs Tim Colebatch 6 July 2016 Tim Colebatch updates our coverage of the Election Commission figures and looks at what the election means for the Greens National affairs Peter Brent 6 July 2016 The nail-bitingly long count has given Coalition dissidents plenty of time to snipe, writes Peter Brent National affairs Norman Abjorensen 5 July 2016 Robert Menzies mastered it, but this might be one of the skills Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t share with his long-serving predecessor, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 July 2016 The count goes on, and history is already being written and rewritten. Tim Colebatch looks at three more myths
David Hayes 5 July 2016 Britain’s media finds in Australia’s drama some relief from the country’s own, says David Hayes
National affairs Tim Colebatch 3 July 2016 What do we know so far about the likely post-election scene? Tim Colebatch has been crunching the latest numbers National affairs Peter Brent 2 July 2016 There’s still plenty of uncertainty in the details, but Peter Brent takes a punt on the House of Representatives numbers Essays & reportage Paul Rodan 1 July 2016 He might have been an ardent admirer of the United States, but Harold Holt also brought welcome changes to Australia’s relations with the rest of the world, writes Paul Rodan Essays & reportage Gwenda Tavan 1 July 2016 Legal reforms in June 1966 removed much of the discrimination built into Australia’s migration policy, writes Gwenda Tavan
David Hayes 1 July 2016 British Labour’s MPs are mutinous, its leader defiant, its members divided. What now, asks David Hayes
National affairs Tim Colebatch 1 July 2016 With the campaign almost over, Tim Colebatch surveys the latest polls and the likely distribution of Senate places Books & arts Tony Blackshield 1 July 2016 Books | A new biography of Sydney lawyer and sometime politician Tom Hughes details a remarkable career, writes Tony Blackshield National affairs Tim Colebatch 30 June 2016 Europe offers lessons for Australian parties uneasy at the prospect of having to talk to each other, says Tim Colebatch National affairs Marija Taflaga 30 June 2016 Different times call for a different kind of campaign strategy, argues Marija Taflaga
Essays & reportage Patrick Sullivan 29 June 2016 The rise of “deficit metrics” and the federal government’s retreat from Indigenous affairs have reversed the direction set by the historic 1967 referendum,…
National affairs Frank Bongiorno 28 June 2016 Despite the Brexit shock and a discouraging shift in the polls, Bill Shorten performed capably at today’s Press Club lunch National affairs Kerry Ryan 28 June 2016 Vote early and vote often, the old adage goes. Voters are taking at least the first part to heart, writes Kerry Ryan National affairs Paul Rodan 28 June 2016 Known unknowns – including the Nick Xenophon team’s election-day performance – make a precise prediction difficult, writes Paul Rodan. But the evidence… National affairs Tim Colebatch 25 June 2016 The impact of the Reagan administration’s decision to abolish negative gearing shows how misconceived Australia’s debate has been, writes Tim Colebatch
David Hayes 24 June 2016 Britain’s vote to leave the European Union propels an old country into a new world, says David Hayes
Books & arts Brett Evans 24 June 2016 Books | Maurizio Viroli wants us to take a fresh look at the political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli, writes Brett Evans National affairs Peter Brent 21 June 2016 Peter Brent goes the full gamut, from porkies to whoppers David Hayes 20 June 2016 An MP’s murder sheds a harsh light on a polarised country, says David Hayes National affairs Tim Colebatch 17 June 2016 A Coalition win is widely seen as inevitable, writes Tim Colebatch. So how to explain the niggling doubts?
Essays & reportage Murray Goot 17 June 2016 It’s wise to take care in interpreting the two-party-preferred poll figures and the 2016 electoral pendulum, writes Murray Goot
National affairs Peter Brent 16 June 2016 Announcables are at the heart of Labor’s strategy, says Peter Brent. That doesn’t bode well National affairs Rob Hoffman 16 June 2016 Higgins looks out of reach this time, says Rob Hoffman, but the party is on the march in inner-urban electorates National affairs Tim Colebatch 14 June 2016 Now that early voting is under way, the likely impact of the parties’ preference allocations is clearer, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs Tim Colebatch 10 June 2016 Budget issues took control of the coverage this week, says Tim Colebatch. And there were casualties on both sides