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National affairs Brian Costar 18 March 2009 Lawrence Springborg has a glimpse of the summit, but the polls suggest he won’t get there this time, writes Brian Costar
Essays & reportage Peter Mares 18 March 2009 Far North Queensland won’t decide Saturday’s state election, but it’s a barometer of the stresses brought on by the economic downturn, reports Peter … Podcasts Peter Clarke 15 March 2009 Brian Costar discusses next Saturday’s Queensland election with Peter Clarke National affairs Peter Mares 13 March 2009 All the evidence is in, yet the government has ordered another inquiry into the impact of gambling, writes Peter Mares National affairs Norman Abjorensen 11 March 2009 Self-imposed exile is the last place from which to launch a plausible leadership bid, writes Norman Abjorensen
International Fred Fletcher 10 March 2009 Will another liberal intellectual lead a party to power, this time in Canada? Fred Fletcher profiles Michael Ignatieff
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 27 February 2009 John Howard continues to defend an increasingly outmoded view of the role of government, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Norman Abjorensen 27 February 2009 Defence and Foreign Affairs are special cases in government, which means the rewards of the job are uncertain, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Brian Costar 24 February 2009 The Queensland election is the first test for the new Liberal National Party, writes Brian Costar, and it has quite a fight on its hands National affairs Peter Brent 19 February 2009 Malcolm Turnbull is playing the long game, writes Peter Brent, but he mightn’t be leader when it counts
Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 19 February 2009 There’s plenty of scope for the federal government’s “revolution” in schooling but few signs of the ideas and resources it would require, writes Dean …
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 12 February 2009 The stand-off between Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull has the vital element of farce: the juxtaposition of the incongruous, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Geoffrey Barker 12 February 2009 The contrasting treatment of Trent Smith and Matthew Hyndes raises troubling questions about the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, writes Geoffrey Barker Frank Bongiorno 1 February 2009 Despite the financial crisis, there’s no mood of national introspection in Britain, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Norman Abjorensen 29 January 2009 There is no longer a constituency for a small “l” Liberal Party, argues Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 13 January 2009 The year 1909 saw a seachange in Australian politics, writes Norman Abjorensen on the anniversary of the fusion of the non-Labor parties
Frank Bongiorno 2 January 2009 Two Australias exist side by side in the British media, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Norm Kelly 22 December 2008 On political donations and spending, Labor is making tentative moves in the right direction, writes Norm Kelly National affairs Peter Brent 20 December 2008 Kevin Rudd ends 2008 in good shape, writes Peter Brent. Does recent history help us predict what happens next? National affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 December 2008 Coalitions don’t work in opposition, so the federal Nationals would be better off going it alone, writes Norman Abjorensen
Books & arts Paul Strangio 12 December 2008 Television | With few dissenting voices, The Howard Years was an unsurprising exercise in self-justification, writes Paul Strangio
National affairs Rob Chalmers 11 December 2008 With Malcolm Turnbull caught between his own party’s climate change sceptics and a popular government, don’t be surprised if Australia goes to the polls next year,… Essays & reportage Norman Abjorensen 10 December 2008 Liberal senator Marise Payne profiled Brian Costar 9 December 2008 What possessed senior police officers to raid the offices of a member of parliament without a warrant, asks Brian Costar in London National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 December 2008 Wayne Swan isn’t the weak link the Coalition thinks he is, but Julie Bishop certainly is, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Peter Brent 27 November 2008 The Howard Years interprets the Coalition government through the prism of the present
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 November 2008 The contrast between the first terms of two governments – Howard’s and Rudd’s – looks like being vast, writes Norman Abjorensen Frank Bongiorno 25 November 2008 Britain’s reaction to Obama’s win says a lot about the fears and hopes of America’s ally, writes Frank Bongiorno in London National affairs Norman Abjorensen 17 November 2008 Liberal leaders are given licence to create a party in their own image, writes Norman Abjorensen, and Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t see himself as an exception International Norm Kelly 10 November 2008 Apart from an unexpectedly strong performance by the Bill and Ben Party, the NZ election result more or less matched expectations, writes Norm Kelly