Betrayal at the top

Australia's Liberal and National parties choose to side with the enemies of democracy. But no-one seems to notice or care.

Hungary and Victoria

Victoria's attempt to shut out independents fares badly in court, just as the Hungarian election shows the danger of trying to rig election rules.

South Australia wraps up. Despite all the angst about the preferential system, preferences didn't make a lot of difference.

The Victorian Liberal Party divests itself of one far-right MP but fails to address the underlying problem.

France's municipal elections wind up, with not much change and a continued strong showing from the mainstream parties.

The South Australian election confirms that the surge of the far right is real, and the crisis of the Liberal Party is existential.

A quick refresher on the record of third parties in Australian elections.

South Australia votes in an election that could burst the One Nation bubble or could intensify the crisis in the Liberal Party.

Turmoil in Australia's Coalition parties continues, with a leadership change in the National Party as it contemplates how to deal with One Nation.

Publication of the Liberal Party's review of its 2025 federal election loss raises questions about just how deep its problems run.