Analysis

The mainstream media needs to change the way it reports politics.
Margaret Simons

"Turning back the boats" and Australia's relationship with Indonesia.
Michael MacWilliam

Treasurer Chris Bowen and Finance Minister Penny Wong reveal a budget deficit of more than $30 billion. 
Cathy Harper

Join University of Melbourne students as they look at the best and worst campaign ads and discuss the chances of Peter Beattie and the Greens.
The Farrago Team

All that was revealed in the third and final leaders' 'debate' were the similarities between the two parties.
James Gray

The economic case for dropping our obsession with budget surpluses.
Professor Guay Lim

Pretty pictures to help you understand Senate preference flows. 
Election Watch team

Kevin Rudd personally supports gay marriage. What might this mean for marriage equality post-election?
Graham Willett

Australia must temper its impulse to be paternalistic towards PNG
Jonathan Schultz

Issues of corruption within the Australian Labor Party could extend beyond a group of "rotten apple" individuals
Ryan Sheales

Will Tony Abbott's decision to preference Labor ahead of the Greens have any significant effect?
Nicholas Reece  

Here's some advice to an incoming Government: address teacher variability and forget about autonomy.
John Hattie and Maxine McKew

Sometimes the only thing that will get noticed in an election campaign is an orange fish costume. Cameron Wheatley

What's the role of minor parties in the Senate?
Emily Look

When will we go to the polls? The only certainty is it has to be before November 30.

Nicholas Reece

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