Our political system needs shock treatment
A circuit breaker, that is a short, sharp shock to the system, is needed to reform many aspects of modern politics.
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John Warhurst
John Warhurst is an emeritus professor of political science at the Australian National University.
Agents of lobbying and influence
The common element in success is understanding how decisions are made and getting inside the political process with the help of those already on the inside.
Election shows victory over the party giants is possible
The hold of the major parties is still overwhelming but getting ragged at the edges. The system exaggerates their position in the community.
Criticisms of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are overdone
Australians risk running from one side of the boat to another at the moment in our search for an acceptable leader.
Turnbull must learn Senate lessons
Malcolm Turnbull has little experience as prime minister of dealing with the Senate.
Women Liberals low priority
The Liberals may well be an election-winning machine, but it is a machine with a remarkable inability to elect women.
Voters should demand Coalition agreement is made public
It is strange that such agreements have never been made public because the parties should have nothing to hide.
Crisis talk unwarranted and unhelpful
Talk of a potential constitutional and/or political crisis following this federal election result is at best premature.
Could some election losers turn out to be winners?
Winners can laugh and the losers can please themselves? Maybe, but there are other ways of judging a result.
All aboard the NXT express
The likely scale of the success of the Nick Xenophon Team in the Senate elections in South Australia is without precedent.
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