Political debate

• Jane Gilmore: The fundamentals of public debate

Labor

• Tim Colebatch: The hoodoo that stands between Bill Shorten and the prime ministership
• Peter Hartcher: Abbott rules … OK?
• Paul Kelly: ALP in for bumpy ride as it sorts out leadership and carbon policy
• Jonathan Green: After three years of campaigning, how about a rest….

Coalition

• Laura Tingle: Prime Minister in waiting
• Gay Alcorn: Culture wars need to be consigned to history
• Katharine Murphy: Coalition’s calm as it takes power is a calculated move

Greens/Left

• Tad Tietze: The Left, the Greens and the crisis
• Antony Loewenstein: Where to now for the Australian Left?

Senate

• Marcus Priest: Glenn Druery – the vote broker who made the new Senate
• Tim Colebatch: A barnyard of crossbenchers
• Antony Green: Senate preference deals put the joke on us
• George Williams: Micro parties could party on if Abbott dissolves the problem

Election campaign and final result

• Piping Shrike: Relief
• Edwina Throsby: The undecideds – do swinging voters know enough?
• Tim Dunlop: Shouting us down
• Sean Rintel: FAIL – Why memes were not the key to Election 2013
• Greg Jericho: In (qualified) praise of the press gallery
• Ben Eltham: Look at Tony now

Before the poll

• Piping Shrike: An incomplete revolution – an update