Final figures from Secret Harbour show the Liberal Party still divided over the question of relations with the far right.
Category: Australia
The icing and the cake
Another victory for One Nation, but one that's not without some consolation for the Liberal Party.
Tomorrow and three months
One Nation faces two big electoral tests, in each of which its main battle is against the Coalition rather than the Labor incumbents.
Minorities in denial
The insurgent left in the Democratic Party claims that it is better placed to win elections, oddly echoing similar claims from the hard right in our Liberal Party.
Victoria and the peril of late change
Ben Carroll takes over as Victorian premier four months out from an election. Last-minute changes of leadership have a mixed record.
Coalitions and the Coalition, part three
In dealing with One Nation the Coalition faces similar issues to those that Labor faces with the Greens, and is dealing with them just as badly.
Coalitions and the Coalition, part two
A parliament with three possible governing parties would confront our politicians with choices of a sort they are not accustomed to. But that's the way that Victoria, at least, seems to be heading.
Religion becomes politics
It's always been assumed that women are more religious than men, but that now seems to be changing, in a further sign of how religion and politics are entwined.
Coalitions and the Coalition, part one
Australia has made baby steps towards a multi-party system, but real coalition politics is still remote from the way most of our politicians think.
Democracy, of a sort, for Victoria
Victoria finally seems set to abolish group voting tickets in time for this year's state election.
The World is Not Enough 