Inside Story

National affairs Fifty–fifty vision: the pollsters’ preference problem Peter Brent 22 February 2016 Ipsos and Newspoll have brought bad news for the government, writes Peter Brent. But both parties would be wise to stay calm National affairs Fighting old battles, losing the war Peter Browne 14 July 2015 The Coalition has been fighting on the same terrain for nearly two years, writes Peter Browne, but it hasn’t shaken Labor’s lead in the polls National affairs Why Bill Shorten and Labor can afford to ignore Rupert Murdoch Rodney Tiffen 23 June 2015 With declining reach and influence, the Murdoch empire can no longer determine election results, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs How gay marriage fell victim to Labor’s Stockholm Syndrome Peter Brent 25 May 2015 A referendum on same-sex marriage would be a bad idea, writes Peter Brent. But the fact that the issue has got to this point says a lot about the Labor Party

National affairs Israel and the Palestinians: public opinion and public policy Murray Goot 22 February 2012 The evidence on Australian attitudes is much less clear than protagonists argue, writes Murray Goot, and the implications for public policy are far from straightforward National affairs The year Australian politics turned Green Scott Steel 24 March 2011 Scott Steel on some overlooked polling results National affairs Polls, elections and Australian political history: a primer Rodney Tiffen 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 National affairs A scare campaign that’s bound to fail Peter Brent 15 October 2009 Oppositions can campaign on grievance, and governments can campaign on fear – it doesn’t work the other way round, writes Peter Brent