The tenth anniversary of Tony Abbott's election provides an occasion to consider his continuing influence.
Category: Party matters
Thailand & Singapore
Thailand's former prime minister has his sentence shortened, while Singapore gets a new president.
Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala
A surprise primary result in Argentina, and two presidential elections this weekend.
Autocrats north and south
The contrasting post-presidential fortunes of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Different party systems play an important role.
Trouble in the mainstream
A common theme emerges from manoeuvres in the EU parliament and a history of the British Labour Party.
Fifty years on, 25% off
Remembering some lessons from the Whitlam government's across-the-board tariff cut of 1973.
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.
The World is Not Enough 