Coalitions and the Coalition, part one

Australia has made baby steps towards a multi-party system, but real coalition politics is still remote from the way most of our politicians think.

Betrayal at the top

Australia's Liberal and National parties choose to side with the enemies of democracy. But no-one seems to notice or care.

The Netherlands gets a new government, but media coverage risks giving a misleading impression of its position.

If the Coalition parties wanted to get serious about standing up to Trumpism, they could usefully take a lesson from Portugal.

Peter Dutton is in trouble again, partly because his media allies do not entirely share his objectives.

Australian political journalism loses one of its stalwarts in Tim Colebatch.

Donald Trump had a good night in Iowa, but the Republican contest is far from over.

The tenth anniversary of Tony Abbott's election provides an occasion to consider his continuing influence.

A military takeover in Gabon is prompted by a dubious election, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story.

Reports from the weekend's three elections in West Africa, Southern Europe and Central America.