This research paper analyses the 2009 Queensland state election and argues that the result demonstrates that despite running a budget deficit resulting from a large spending program, a Labor government can still be re-elected.

This is the Labor Party's arts policy document for this year's federal election. It includes a commitment to increase arts funding, to introduce a resale royalty scheme for visual artists and to examine ways to adequately protect artist's copyright given the challenges posed by new and emerging platforms and changes in consumer patterns.

Labor has moved a long way to unseat the government, says Anthony Forsyth, but is it too far for the unions?

Australia's future wealth lies in training a more productive workforce, and the economy could be boosted if more people stayed in education or training for longer argue Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith in this discussion paper on Labor's future education policy.

The electoral map in Victorian has been redrawn by Labor, writes Brian Costar.