Saturday's Victorian election showed the Liberal Party's failure to learn the lessons of history – even its own history.
Author: Charles Richardson
Further thoughts on Victoria
Independents and minor parties had a field day at this year's federal election; it's not clear that the Victorian election will suit them quite so well.
Election preview: Victoria
Victoria's Labor government looks less assured of re-election than it did a few months ago, but its opposition still faces a mammoth task.
November electoral roundup
This month's roundup of world electoral news covers the United States, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea.
A close call in Malaysia
An unexpectedly close election in Malaysia produces an uncertain outcome.
Individualism and the “libertarians”
Are Australia's "libertarians" really authoritarians in disguise? Upper house voting in Victoria provides a clue.
Still waiting on California
As results trickle in from the US mid-term elections the Democrats are tantalisingly close to holding on to their majority in the lower house.
Democrats win the optics
The Republican Party underperforms expectations in the US midterms, greatly reducing the likelihood of Donald Trump getting a clear run for the 2024 nomination.
US midterms: Senate
Prospects for the Democrats look better tomorrow in the Senate than in the House of Representatives, but holding on to their majority still won't be an easy task.
US midterms: House of Reps
The Republican Party is an unbackable favorite to win back control of the House of Representatives this week.
The World is Not Enough 