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June 6, 2025 Frank Bongiorno, _Australian National University_ Dorinda Cox has left the Greens to join Labor. She is the latest in a long line of politicians elected under one party banner

but serving under another. May 6, 2025 Paul Strangio, _Monash University_ It also saw a strong repudiation of ‘Duttonism’ – a Frankenstein version of ‘Howardism’. May 5, 2025 Michelle Cull,

_Western Sydney University_ Once the election hype settles, Labor must deliver on its promises. And, of course, these policies will ultimately have to be paid for. April 7, 2025 Paul

Strangio, _Monash University_ We’ve been here before - a state Labor government on the nose, a federal election looming, and federal Labor desperate to minimise the damage in Victoria. March

27, 2025 Joshua Black, _Australian National University_ The surge of successful independent MPs at the 2022 election shows no sign of changing – and in fact may grow more powerful still.

March 27, 2025 Chris Wallace, _University of Canberra_ Anthony Albanese must use his talented front bench to convince voters that inside his government there’s a better one waiting to break

out. March 16, 2025 Shamit Saggar, _Curtin University_ The most successful coalitions oversees have been formed using a similar model – Australia should do the same. March 9, 2025 Narelle

Miragliotta, _Murdoch University_; Jacob Broom, _Murdoch University_, and Nardine Alnemr, _Murdoch University_ As expected, Labor lost ground from its extraordinary result in 2021, but those

votes did not necessarily go to the Liberals. February 12, 2025 Frank Bongiorno, _Australian National University_ In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the

origins of the parties that dominate politics today, and the ones that fell by the wayside. February 6, 2025 Joshua Black, _Australian National University_ The biggest changes to the

electoral donations laws in 40 years risk undermining democracy by favouring the major parties over independents. February 3, 2025 Kate Griffiths, _Grattan Institute_ and Jessica Geraghty,

_Grattan Institute_ While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds our political parties at election time.

November 12, 2024 Michelle Grattan, _University of Canberra_ \Albanese is playing godfather again, hoping that in Tasmania a clever choice of candidate might help in Tasmania. October 29,

2024 Michelle Grattan, _University of Canberra_ Two Labor heavyweights examine where the party has come from, and where it might be heading. October 7, 2024 Michelle Grattan, _University of

Canberra_ The former Labor Senator, now independent, plans to contest the Senate in every state. September 6, 2024 George Taleporos, _La Trobe University_ As a person with a severe physical

disability, my life, like that of so many others in Australia, has been transformed by the NDIS. August 13, 2024 Andrew Hughes, _Australian National University_ The argument that we need to

protect sports gambling ads to look after the interests of giant media brands has little merit. Losing this revenue would hurt, but the industry would be able to adapt. July 28, 2024

Michelle Grattan, _University of Canberra_ The prime minister has made changes that will strengthen his team ahead if the next election, though not as many as he might have, given factional

constraints. July 25, 2024 Michelle Grattan, _University of Canberra_ Cabinet ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor will be standing down from the frontbench, opening vacancies

for Anthony Albanese to reshuffle his ministry. July 7, 2024 Chris Wallace, _University of Canberra_ Labor’s solidarity pledge is effective and necessary - and has been so for more than 100

years. But it only works properly if MPs can freely voice their concerns and disagreements in caucus. July 4, 2024 Michelle Grattan, _University of Canberra_ The Western Australian senator

will sit on the crossbench after refusing to accept party solidarity on the Gaza war.