Remembering some lessons from the Whitlam government's across-the-board tariff cut of 1973.
Category: Party matters
Change in Cambodia, but not really
Cambodia's Hun Sen, fresh from victory in a sham election, begins the handover of power to his son. It's a depressing story.
UK Labour fights over pluralism
The ALP's reluctance to co-operate with the Greens finds a stronger echo in the UK, where the electoral system makes cut-throat competition even more deadly.
Death in Germany
Simon Crean was not a successful Labor leader, but he deserves more respect from the party than many whose record looks better on paper.
Finland & Greece
Finland has a new government with a prominent role for the far right, while Greece's failure to form a new government has led it to a dubious second election.
Pence is in
For the first time ever, a former president and his vice-president are running against each other for the presidential nomination. But Mike Pence's prospects don't look good.
Now for Warrandyte!
With another by-election on the horizon, Victoria's Liberal Party is confronted by the ghosts of its past.
Alberta divided
Voters in a Canadian province have abandoned multi-party politics and returned to a rather rigid two-party system.
The Republican field gets bigger
Tim Scott declares himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, with Ron DeSantis expected to follow. Can either of them beat Donald Trump?
The slow death of the Victorian Liberal Party
Victoria's Liberal Party is digging itself deeper into a pit of irrelevance as trust between its leader and his colleagues deteriorates further.
The World is Not Enough 