The latest news and comment on the 2016 federal election
January 2018
2016 election: AEC failed to account for all ballot papers
Audit office report finds the electoral commission did not conduct statistically valid audit to demonstrate data integrity
December 2017
Turnbull tries to land citizenship licks on Labor, but Shorten has bigger woes
Katharine Murphy
While the PM was delighted to fire off a few right-left combinations over the referral of two Labor MPs, in truth he is the least of Shorten’s problems
April 2017
Liberals were flying blind after Tony Abbott took power, party review finds
Period up to 2016 election characterised by under-resourced research, lack of concrete policy behind ‘jobs and growth’ slogan, and no strategy to rebut key attack themes
December 2016
Trump-style political disaffection taking hold in Australia, review says
Democracy sausage: it's Australia's word of 2016, says national dictionary centre
November 2016
Rod Culleton says he won't attend high court hearing on his Senate eligibility
George Brandis says he didn't know of 2014 advice against Bob Day office move
Government challenges election of One Nation senator Rod Culleton
Coalition and Labor query whether Bob Day's election to Senate was valid
October 2016
Coalition appoints Liberal MP who lost his seat as Senate president adviser
Behind the Lines
Pauline Hanson voters speak: 'I'm utterly disappointed in the way our country is run' – podcast
September 2016
Liberal National party won't challenge Herbert election loss
Barnaby Joyce refuses to release cost-benefit analysis of moving agency to his electorate
August 2016
Katharine Murphy on politics
Pomp and parliament: MPs back in the bubble until toxic talkback intervenes
Malcolm Turnbull urges all parties to focus on 'bread and butter' issues
Jobs the key to doubling refugee intake, says resettlement chief
Election funding: major parties scoop $50.7m of $62.8m total
Malcolm Turnbull demands support from opposition for savings measures
Victoria's CFA board endorses pay deal to end long-running dispute
Senate terms: Derryn Hinch and Greens' Lee Rhiannon given three years
