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National affairs Hanging off Newspoll Peter Brent 5 April 2016 A bad Newspoll result suggests that Malcolm Turnbull has provoked the economic anxieties of the electorate, says Peter Brent. The question is: why? 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

Essays & reportage The war the bloggers won Greg Jericho 23 August 2013 Political bloggers brought a new rigour to interpreting the polls 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