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Peter Brent

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Thinking small


Are the old days of majority government coming to an end?
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Scott's changing spots


Scott Morrison has proved himself adept at manipulating party-room sentiment, but his efforts so far at wooing the electorate have not been spectacularly successful, writes Peter Brent.
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Not-so-great expectations


Deft management and misleading polls helped turn Super Saturday into a public relations coup for Labor.
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Careful what he wishes for


Tony Abbott is an unwelcome presence — for the government at least — amid the tangle of by-elections on 28 July, writes Peter Brent.
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Niche politics


It’s a battle to get noticed by Australia’s small group of Trumpian voters, but David Leyonhjelm might have worked out how, writes Peter Brent.

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