The sudden rise to influence of the independent MPs is a challenge to the two-party system and how it’s reported, writes Peter Browne
26 Aug 10 Comments (2)Boats and votes: more evidence on the opinion gap
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
16 Jul 10 Comments (0)Boats and votes
Labor power brokers persuaded Julia Gillard to toughen up on border protection because they believed the issue was damaging the party. But could the belief that boat people influence the way people vote be one of the great myths of Australian politics, asks Peter Browne 06 Jul 10 Comments (6)
The scandal that almost wasn’t
Why did most of the media run dead on the Securency bribery story, asks Peter Browne
25 May 10 Comments (4)Fighting chances
Labour looks like losing the British election, but will the Conservatives win, asks Peter Browne
19 Jan 10 Comments (0)China’s Copenhagen paradox
China’s decision to resist binding emissions targets at Copenhagen gives a glimpse of a country with big and sometimes conflicting plans for growth, trade and influence, writes Peter Browne
14 Jan 10 Comments (0)The new geography of geothermal energy
Could Latrobe Valley coal be creating a source of renewable energy? That’s one of the questions being explored in the Victorian Geothermal Assessment Report, writes Peter Browne
05 Dec 09 Comments (1)Getting ahead of ourselves
A new OECD report adds to the evidence about why some countries are more “mobile” than others, writes Peter Browne
22 Oct 09 Comments (1)American dreams
Economic mobility might be a “unifying and core tenet of the American Dream,” but the evidence suggests that the United States performs badly, writes Peter Browne
23 Sep 09 Comments (5)
Doing it differently
The sudden rise to influence of the independent MPs is a challenge to the two-party system and how it’s reported, writes Peter Browne
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