Liberal and National parties are both fighting on One Nation's territory, both geographical and ideological. The Nationals don't have much choice, but the Liberals do.
Category: Australia
Crisis on the right, part 1
Australia's former Coalition parties are in a crisis of their own making. A short history of how things got to this point.
Bigoted visitors
The quest to ban "hate speech" is a fantasy, both for locals and for visitors. But that doesn't mean we should invite foreign bigots here on state visits.
Political success, systemic failure
France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.
Free speech: What went wrong
Freedom of speech goes by the board yet again, as Australia's government and opposition compete in the opportunism stakes.
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.
The World is Not Enough 