Victoria's Daniel Andrews is not alone in tangling with a police investigation into the misuse of parliamentary staff.
Category: Australia
Do the Liberals have a history?
Former minister David Kemp undertakes an ambitious history of Australian liberalism. Can it tell us something about today's Liberal Party?
Worrying about the far left, part I
Should we be as concerned about the far left as we are about the far right? Perhaps not, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to worry about.
Megalogenis and the curse of parallelism
A look at how commentators can go wrong in thinking about the Liberal Party and leadership instability.
Can the governor-general veto legislation?
Section 58 of the Australian constitution gives the governor-general power to veto legislation. What would happen if an occasion for using that power ever arose?
Does the Senate need reform?
The two presiding officers of the Australian parliament have interesting things to say about how it works. But we should be very wary of plans that cut back on democracy.
Maybe not the potato
It's possible to tear down a prime minister without becoming their replacement. Peter Dutton could learn from Michael Heseltine.
Is Turnbull another Rudd, or just another Turnbull?
Malcolm Turnbull's predicament brings back memories of 2009-10. What can that experience tell us about his prospects?
Does it matter who funds think tanks?
Ideas matter, independently of who's paying for them. But that doesn't mean that the latter is unimportant.
History, the constitution and “Super Saturday”
The saga of section 44 is an interesting lesson on the intersection of law, history and politics. Where do we go now?
The World is Not Enough 