Labor strategists helped to create the wrong kind of prime minister, argues Peter Brent
24 Nov 11 Comments (5)The sum is greater than the parts
A change of leader is the last thing the government needs, writes Peter Brent
17 Jun 10 Comments (3)A strange time for election watchers
The heart sees a government in big trouble; the head knows that first-term governments usually survive. Either way, it’s time for the government to throw away its rulebook, writes Peter Brent
27 May 10 Comments (0)Time to bury Kevin07
The prime minister needs to stop conflating policy and politics, writes Peter Brent
07 May 10 Comments (1)A vote-changer?
Have party strategists got it right about the electoral appeal of targeting asylum seekers, asks Peter Brent
15 Apr 10 Comments (0)
Election-year tweeters
Simon Birmingham has breakfast at Tiffany’s, and it’s another day in parliament’s social media landscape, writes Peter Brent
01 Apr 10 Comments (1)
The year’s elections: a form guide
Four elections, two changes of government. Peter Brent sticks his neck out in this guide to the 2010 electoral landscape
21 Jan 10 Comments (7)A good week for the Liberal Party
Voters know too much about Tony Abbott, but in the long run that’s not a problem for his party, writes Peter Brent
02 Dec 09 Comments (3)A scare campaign that’s bound to fail
Oppositions can campaign on grievance, and governments can campaign on fear – it doesn’t work the other way round, writes Peter Brent
15 Oct 09 Comments (1)Kevin Rudd’s two histories
Which version of the Hawke–Keating–Howard years does Kevin Rudd really believe, asks Peter Brent
17 Sep 09 Comments (2)Safety in incumbency
New polling confirms that being in charge has a powerful influence on voter perceptions, writes Peter Brent
20 Aug 09 Comments (0)Coalition of the willing
Liberal Rule avoids the shortcomings of The Howard Years, but has flaws of its own, writes Peter Brent
23 Jul 09 Comments (4)Sprucing up the horse and buggy
New recommendations for electoral reform are a step in the right direction, but the pace continues to be perplexingly slow, writes Peter Brent
08 Jul 09 Comments (2)Bad timing
As Peter Costello’s fortunes show, politics can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time, writes Peter Brent
17 Jun 09 Comments (0)Senator Ronaldson’s own goal
Michael Ronaldson’s criticism of the electoral system is undermined by some very strange reasoning, writes Peter Brent
29 Apr 09 Comments (1)The benefits of incumbency
The Coalition isn’t making headway with its asylum seeker campaign, writes Peter Brent
22 Apr 09 Comments (0)Letting go
John Howard as opposition leader rather than as prime minister has something to say to a fractious opposition, argues Peter Brent
25 Mar 09 Comments (0)A short term hit
Malcolm Turnbull is playing the long game, writes Peter Brent, but he mightn’t be leader when it counts
19 Feb 09 Comments (0)
