Freedom of speech goes by the board yet again, as Australia's government and opposition compete in the opportunism stakes.
Category: Australia
Centre-left starts the year well in Portugal
The far right makes it into a runoff in Portugal but looks set for a heavy defeat, in an election with some relevance to Australia.
Democracy for Victoria?
The system of group voting tickets in Victoria seems to be finally on the way out, although a parliamentary inquiry has failed to agree on deeper structural reform.
Desperate measures for the Victorian Liberals
The Victorian Liberal Party's 16th leader is also the first woman in the job. She has taken on a big task.
2009 all over again?
With the Liberal Party on the point of changing leaders again, some are looking back to a time when that worked, after a fashion.
Two psephological notes
Antony Green has some interesting points about this year's federal election, despite his retirement.
A Remembrance Day compilation
Views over the years of the 1975 constitutional crisis.
Liberals aiming vaguely
The divisions in Australia's Liberal Party are again on display, but one side completely lacks the ruthlessness of its opponents.
How fascism works
Barnaby Joyce flirts with joining One Nation: he probably wouldn't last long, but in some ways he's a good fit.
More politicians?
Australia's government is thinking about increasing the size of federal parliament. The quality of representation needs to be traded off against various legal and practical considerations.
The World is Not Enough 