Voters are in for a wild ride with the facts as politicians and their advisors ramp up their rhetoric and spin ahead of the federal election.
Neville Norman

Does Australia have a bloated middle class welfare system? 
Joey Moloney

Kevin Rudd tried to boost Labor's flagging campaign by talking up the economy and jobs at the party's campaign launch yesterday. But no-one can control economies anymore. Mark Triffitt

Industrial Relations policy is always a major issue in Australian election debate.  2013 will be no different.   This time around the politics of industrial relations policy requires a balancing act for all parties.
Nicholas Reece

Tony Abbott says "trust me" in relation to costings. Wes Mountain

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

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

Rudd's “new agenda” speech is an attempt to to reach out to key constituencies: marginal voters, the major employer groups, unions, and small business.
Peter Gahan

The Coalition has released its election policy costings just two days before voters go to the polls. Read them all here.

The Liberals claim power prices have gone up 94% under Labor. Is that true? 
Dylan McConnell

Presidential frontrunner 'Jokowi' is urging a "mental revolution" to a more optimistic, self-sustaining, self-believing Indonesia, invoking the language and ideas of the Sukarno era, observes Katharine McGregor.

Image: President Sukarno, Washington DC, 1956.

Are Australians under more financial pressure than they were 10 years ago? 
Roger Wilkins

Energised by a new leader with a formidable mandate, India is about to stir. Australia must reach out to capitalise on the moment, argues Amitabh Mattoo.

Joe Hockey and Kevn Rudd play chicken with the pre-election fiscal outlook.
Wes Mountain

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