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Go beyond the polls and pundits in 2013

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Analysis

Education

School's out: the education debate we need to have

June 28, 2013

What can be done about the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged school students?

Catherine Murphy

Australia 2013

Lighter Side

Climate

Lost: Carbon Tax

July 18, 2013

Kevin Rudd "terminates" the carbon tax.
Wes Mountain

Australia 2013

Analysis

Voting

If you date online, why can't you vote online?

August 12, 2013

Why electronic voting isn't as risk-free as it may seem.
Dr Vanessa Teague

Australia 2013

Analysis

Coalition, Education, Schools

Marking the Coalition's schools policy

August 30, 2013

Putting the Coalition’s much anticipated schools policy under the microscope. (A.K.A.: What are independent public schools?)
Bronwyn Hinz

Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Senate

The Senate class of 2013

September 12, 2013

Meet some of the contenders for the new Senate. It's an unsual mix.
Maria Rae

Australia 2013

Election Rewind

Campaign, Journalism, Policy

Back to the future: Introducing "Election Rewind"

July 5, 2013

Analysing the 2013 election through the lens of the past.

Australia 2013

Election Rewind

Campaign, Liberal

EXCLUSIVE: Election Watch has been granted rare access to former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's entire 1977 campaign diary, including handwritten notes.
Associate Professor Sally Young

Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal, Polls, Tony Abbott

Week two in the polls

August 20, 2013

The opinion polls continue to look bad for Labor, but are the right questions being asked?
Dr Denis Muller

Australia 2013

Analysis

Debate, Political participation

Applying logic and reason to fact checking

September 4, 2013

A philosopher's view on political debate and fact checking— why it’s a good thing whether we agree on the facts or not.
Professor Greg Restall

Australia 2013

Election Rewind

Campaign

Election campaigning isn't what it used to be

July 10, 2013

Since the 1970s, political media stunts and stage management have become the norm.
Michael Gawenda

Australia 2013

Analysis

Debates, Economy, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott

Rudd touts economy in non-debate

July 11, 2013

Quickly identify the keywords and themes from Kevin Rudd's National Press Club address.
Cathy Harper

Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal, Tony Abbott

It Starts!

August 4, 2013

Australians will go to the polls on September 7, after what promises to be a bruising five week election campaign.
Cathy Harper

Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Labor, Liberal, Polls

Poll Watch: Week 3

August 27, 2013

It's been a busy and complex week of polling, with data at the national, state and individual-seat level. Here we try to disentangle them.
Dr Denis Muller

Australia 2013