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Centre-left politics: dead, in crisis, or in transition?

Across Western nations, the centre-left remains in opposition, with grim prospects for government. Whether this is a blip or its last gasp remains to be seen.

Pencils ready: it’s time for Politics 2019 Bingo!

Australian politics in 2019 will inevitably be dominated by the federal election, expected in May. So what can we expect for the year ahead? Here’s your handy politics bingo card to play as we watch the ideas, strategies and tactics of the political parties play out.

Can the left bounce back? The UK Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, French Socialist Party’s Benoit Hamon and German socialist party leader Martin Schulz certainly hope so, as does New Zealand Labour’s great hope, Jacinda Ardern. Reuters, Ulysse Bellier/Flickr, Shutterstock

Centre-left parties doing hard labour

For political junkies, 2017 has been a bumper year for elections, particularly across Europe.

SA's economy is the laggard of a nation in transition

Not for the first time, there is something incongruous about South Australian politics.

Shorten plays to Labor’s strengths in budget reply

There were three competing and conflicting narratives in the Coalition’s budget. First, there was the narrative that Malcolm Turnbull and colleagues have been playing up – that their budget built on tax cuts for middle-income earners and small (and not-so-small) business – was part of their long-term plan for economic growth.

The Killing Season: multiple truths but little honesty