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National Affairs Queensland and Victoria: which is really the odd state out? Tim Colebatch 6 April 2023 Recent election results tell a story Peter Dutton doesn’t want to hear National Affairs The turn of the electoral cycle could be a long time coming Tim Colebatch 27 January 2023 Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition? National Affairs Shock turns to surprise Norman Abjorensen 26 July 2021 The fallout from Queensland’s Liberal–National merger continues with the resignation of former premier Campbell Newman National Affairs Democracy’s electoral byways Peter Brent 1 December 2020 Like most by-elections, the weekend’s vote in Groom hasn’t changed the wider electoral equation

National Affairs Queensland resolved at last, with national implications Tim Colebatch 11 December 2017 With four state elections and a national poll on the horizon, it’s worth looking more closely at what happened north of the Tweed National Affairs In Queensland, the count continues Tim Colebatch 1 December 2017 A Labor government is certain, but beyond that it’s Brisbane versus the rest National Affairs What Queensland tells us about the future Peter Brent 27 November 2017 A shift in voting patterns interacted with compulsory preferences to produce a dramatic election count. Is this what we should expect in future federal elections? National Affairs An extraordinary vote in Queensland Tim Colebatch 26 November 2017 Historically low support for the major parties has contributed to a result that’s still too close to call

National Affairs Should Queensland go back to the future? Brian Costar 23 February 2015 Campbell Newman’s premiership was an object lesson in the dangers of untrammelled power, writes Brian Costar. Queensland needs an upper house to keep governments… National Affairs Queensland’s waiting game nears its end Graeme Orr 11 February 2015 The final composition of the Queensland parliament is likely to be delayed by court action over an ineligible candidate in Ferny Grove. But that doesn’t mean the LNP should… National Affairs Queensland: why the pollsters (and most pundits) were wrong Peter Brent 5 February 2015 State-specific factors are part of the story, writes Peter Brent. But there's also a longer-term pattern Podcasts Queensland: how it happened and what it means Peter Clarke 1 February 2015 As the count continues on the day after the election, Inside Story’s election analyst Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a remarkable result and its national repercussions