National affairs
19 August 2010
Brian Costar does the maths – and it’s not a repeat of 1931
National affairs
18 August 2010
Australian governments tend to take a hit at their first bid for re-election, writes Norman Abjorensen. But it’s not clear why
National affairs
18 August 2010
Both major parties have announced policies that will be difficult to implement after the election, writes Ben Eltham
National affairs
13 August 2010
Following last week's High Court win, today's Federal Court decision is another success for GetUp!'s challenge to the voter enrolment rules, writes Graeme Orr
National affairs
13 August 2010
Amid piles of letters and leaflets from fifteen very marginal seats, Sally Young looks at the role of direct mail campaigning in this election
National affairs
13 August 2010
Mark Davis and Miriam Lyons outline the main themes of the new book, More Than Luck: Ideas Australia Needs Now
National affairs
12 August 2010
By playing to different constituencies during the campaign, the Coalition could be creating big problems for itself, writes Jane Goodall
International
11 August 2010
In Australia, Julia Gillard replaced Kevin Rudd almost overnight. In Britain, the leadership transition is taking quite a lot longer
National affairs
10 August 2010
Australia votes in a fortnight but we won’t find out who made large election donations to the parties until early 2012. In this respect, we can learn something from the…
National affairs
10 August 2010
Tony Abbott’s family is playing an unprecedented role in this election, but will it shift votes, asks Stephanie Younane Brookes
National affairs
6 August 2010
GetUp! has scored an unexpected victory in the High Court, giving an extra 100,000 people a chance to vote on 21 August and opening up the debate about the right to vote, writes…
National affairs
6 August 2010
As Australian political records tumble, Rodney Tiffen looks at the pitfalls of poll-watching and the lessons of post-war Australian elections
Essays & reportage
5 August 2010
This Tasmanian seat might hold a surprise for Labor and the Coalition, wrote Natasha Cica during the campaign
National affairs
4 August 2010
Despite the bipartisan consensus, Australia’s role in Afghanistan is demonstrably counterproductive, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
29 July 2010
It’s a federal election, but most of the issues in South East Queensland are local, writes Jane Goodall in Toowomba
National affairs
28 July 2010
It’s the focus on marginal seats that is excluding most of us from the election conversation, writes Norman Abjorensen, but that doesn’t mean the issues are…
National affairs
23 July 2010
The reasons for the Howard government’s electoral success are widely misunderstood
National affairs
16 July 2010
People might have strong feelings about asylum seekers, but there’s no sign in the latest polls that harsher measures are a vote winner, writes Peter Browne
National affairs
8 July 2010
With the government and the opposition treading water, Brian Toohey looks at alternative ways forward
National affairs
7 July 2010
Judith Troeth is trying to persuade Liberals that the presence of more women in the parliamentary party will mean a larger pool of talent for ministerial and leadership positions,…
National affairs
6 July 2010
Labor power brokers persuaded Julia Gillard to toughen up on border protection because they believed the issue was damaging the party. But are boat arrivals really as electorally…
National affairs
30 June 2010
Compared with other countries, Australia’s progress in giving women access to political power is patchy, writes Marian Sawer
National affairs
28 June 2010
Julia Gillard doesn’t owe the factions any favours, writes her biographer, Jacqueline Kent
National affairs
28 June 2010
Kevin Rudd’s downfall revealed the limits of Labor’s ability to introduce reforms opposed by powerful interests, writes Geoffrey Barker
Essays & reportage
28 June 2010
“I pull out my notebook, merge into a cluster of pundits and sidle through.” Novelist Shane Maloney was in Parliament House as Kevin Rudd’s time ran out
National affairs
24 June 2010
The former PM never really understood the party he led, writes Norman Abjorensen
Essays & reportage
23 June 2010
The prime minister was angry. So what did he say? asks Jock Given
National affairs
23 June 2010
Have the wrong kind of people – men – wielded too much power in New South Wales, asks Tony Smith
National affairs
22 June 2010
The Australian government should swing its support behind the growing international campaign for a banking levy, writes Ross Buckley, and then it should join the push for…
National affairs
17 June 2010
A change of leader is the last thing the government needs