Reports of Labor’s death have been grossly exaggerated, writes Dennis Altman
09 Aug 12 Comments (3)Musical paranoia
Andrew Ford looks at how music has been the target of political and religious fundamentalists
03 Aug 12 Comments (0)Rupert Murdoch’s Annus Horribilis
It’s a year since News Corporation’s cover-up of phone-hacking in Britain began to unravel. Rodney Tiffen takes stock of the damage so far, assesses the News Corp split, and looks ahead
10 Jul 12 Comments (1)After the tears
An emotional parliamentary debate failed to come to grips with why people move and why we sometimes worry about it, writes Klaus Neumann
02 Jul 12 Comments (0)
As luck would have it
Market liberalism has defined the past three decades, writes John Quiggin, and George Megalogenis provides a valuable guide
Comments (0)Us, writ large
Norman Abjorensen reviews Mungo MacCallum’s The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia’s Prime Ministers
12 Jun 12 Comments (1)How to win an election
Brett Evans looks at a timeless guide for politicians with a sting in the tail
05 Jun 12 Comments (0)Behind the drama of the forty-third parliament
A rancorous twenty months in federal politics has overshadowed the legislative achievements, argues Norman Abjorensen
24 May 12 Comments (0)Looking for an island circuit-breaker
Although the forestry agreement is looking shaky, innovative projects are flourishing in Tasmania, writes Natasha Cica. Strategic assistance could speed the move to a different kind of economy
Comments (1)One way to lose an election
Was it the economics or the politics of John Hewson’s Fightback! strategy that failed, asks Norman Abjorensen
08 May 12 Comments (3)Not so fast to the green scheme graveyard
As politicians take the razor to state and federal “complementary” climate policies, Fergus Green examines their role with the federal carbon price looming
30 Apr 12 Comments (0)How Labor lost New South Wales
A culture of entitlement helped undermine policy-making under four Labor premiers, writes Andrew West
Comments (0)Tea-leaf time
Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell
26 Apr 12 Comments (2)Rupert and the right to know
Two new books wrestle with the issue of why readers’ trust in the media has plummeted, Denis Muller
18 Apr 12 Comments (0)Citizenship for beginners
The Howard government made it harder for some nationalities to become citizens, and Labor has made it worse, writes Kerry Ryan
16 Apr 12 Comments (4)Malcolm on the outer
The Liberals have displaced Labor as Australia’s tribal political force, writes Norman Abjorensen, and that makes Malcolm Turnbull an odd man out
05 Apr 12 Comments (10)Wipeout 2012
Pundits are predicting a long period of opposition for Queensland Labor, writes Brian Costar, but Campbell Newman faces his own challenges
27 Mar 12 Comments (0)The double-decker election campaign
Up against cumbersome major parties, Bob Katter’s Australian Party has fielded a better-than-expected group of candidates, writes Jane Goodall. But the leader has steered the fledgling party into trouble
19 Mar 12 Comments (0)Parallel worlds
The transition from state to federal politics is rarely smooth, writes Norman Abjorensen. But Bob Carr could be one of the exceptions
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