Judith Brett
Fair share. Judith Brett and Don Watson
In her new Quarterly Essay, Fair Share: Country and City in Australia, Judith Brett explores an increasingly problematic division in...
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The Nation Reviewed
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Judith Brett
The big lesson of the past few months of financial crises is that government is the ultimate risk manager. When all else fails, be it the...
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The Nation Reviewed
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Judith Brett
Last October we were all fixed on the election due by the end of the year. John Howard didn't set the date till mid month, and then he went...
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Comment: What Stands Between Australia and a One-party State?
Judith Brett
Is Malcolm Turnbull all that stands between Australia and a one-party state?We all know the picture: Labor governments in all states and...
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Judith Brett
Now that John Howard has finally gone, it is possible to start thinking about the future again. All through 2007, as it looked more and...
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It's Bennelong Time: On the campaign trail with Maxine McKew
Judith Brett
Why, aged 54, has McKew decided to stand for parliament? I ask her, "What is it about politics that gives you a buzz?" "...
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Judith Brett
The knack of successful political leadership in parliamentary democracies is to balance the politics of unity with those of division, to...
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Judith Brett
Received wisdom among election watchers holds that the Australian electorate does not throw out governments when the economy is doing well...
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Judith Brett
"There is a tide in the affairs of men / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." But tides also recede. The big question...
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The Contours of the Everyday: Writing ‘Ordinary People’s Politics’
Judith Brett
"I can't stress enough how important it is for you to just be an ordinary person. You know, there aren't enough ordinary...
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