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International Lesley Russell 7 October 2014 The odds aren’t good for the Democrats in next month’s elections, but this referendum on Barack Obama’s presidency isn’t over yet,…
National affairs Peter Brent 6 October 2014 A Labor think tank has given a timely warning about the seductive appeal of triumphs past, says Peter Brent National affairs Henry Reynolds 25 September 2014 The militarisation of Australia’s history has begun to reflect back on the present and change our political practice, argues Henry Reynolds Jennifer Curtin 23 September 2014 Or is it more a case of the declining left? Jennifer Curtin looks at the evidence from Saturday’s poll National affairs Stephen Mills 19 September 2014 Private secretary, chief of staff, enforcer? Stephen Mills looks at the role of the prime minister’s most influential gatekeeper
National affairs Peter Brent 19 September 2014 There’s a case for encouraging popular but defeated MPs to throw their hats back into the ring, argues Peter Brent
International Andrew Vandenberg 16 September 2014 Electoral advances by the Sweden Democrats at last Sunday’s election pose a challenge to cosmopolitan Sweden Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 9 September 2014 Was the Gillard government more competent than its critics claimed? Frank Bongiorno reviews a new appraisal National affairs Peter Brent 7 September 2014 Despite the commentary, there’s no evidence that a significant number of voters want a prime minister on war footing, writes Peter Brent Books & arts Brett Evans 5 September 2014 Three new political biographies reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the genre
National affairs Peter Brent 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 John Quiggin 18 August 2014 No arguments seem to sway right-wing politicians and commentators in the United States and Australia, says John Quiggin. Will we have to wait for demography to do its work? Essays & reportage Andrew Lynch 18 August 2014 What are we looking for in judges, and particularly in a chief justice? The controversy over the Queensland government’s appointment of Tim Carmody QC helps clarify the… National affairs Norman Abjorensen 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… International Lesley Russell 11 August 2014 Although some commentators say the results are certain, writes Lesley Russell, the race that will shape Barack Obama’s final two years in the White House is far from over
National affairs Peter Brent 7 August 2014 What happens when you add a hypothetical to a hypothetical? Peter Brent casts a sceptical eye over the polling industry
National affairs Brett Evans 29 July 2014 Tradition triumphed once again at the weekend’s state Labor Party conference in Sydney, writes Brett Evans. Essays & reportage Klaus Neumann 24 July 2014 Germany and its football team have evolved in tandem over the past six-and-a-half decades. Klaus Neumann traces the story from the 1954 “Miracle of Bern” to… From the archive Stephen Mills 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 Peter Brent 17 July 2014 There’s a pattern to the success of attempts to change the Australian constitution, writes Peter Brent, with lessons for advocates of Indigenous recognition
International Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2014 Three-and-a-half decades after the winter of discontent, Geoffrey Barker revisits a warmer and more diverse Britain
National affairs Geoff Gallop 4 July 2014 The best way forward for Labor doesn’t fit well with structures inherited from the past, writes Geoff Gallop National affairs Peter Brent 3 July 2014 Both the major parties have made a habit of misinterpreting the polls on climate change. The latest results shouldn’t provide any comfort to the Coalition National affairs Paul Rodan 30 June 2014 Paul Rodan looks at Victoria’s stubborn tendency to vote Labor in state and federal elections National affairs Rodney Tiffen 5 June 2014 There’s a worrying thread running through decisionmaking in Canberra, writes Rodney Tiffen
Books & arts Stephen Mills 4 June 2014 Paralysed leader or bad advice? Stephen Mills reviews a new account of the Rudd–Gillard government and what it says about the party’s future
David Hayes 30 May 2014 The electoral victory of UKIP, an anti-immigrant and anti-Europe party, redraws Britain’s political map, says David Hayes Books & arts Andrew Dodd 28 May 2014 Philip Chubb’s insider account of the demise of Kevin Rudd’s climate scheme is essential reading, says Andrew Dodd National affairs Paul Rodan 22 May 2014 Poorly judged preselections are a problem for both major parties, writes Paul Rodan, and the electoral implications are becoming clearer National affairs Norman Abjorensen 14 May 2014 This week’s budget raises the question of whom the Liberal Party now represents, writes Norman Abjorensen