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James Murphy
James Murphy is working on a PhD in politics at Swinburne University of Technology.
National Affairs
Paying the piper, but not quite calling the tune
James Murphy
6 August 2018
The finance industry is over-represented among political donors. But hedging your bets only gets you so far
National Affairs
The law of large numbers
James Murphy
2 July 2018
How much does it cost to stop a freeway?
National Affairs
Are the Liberals too big to fail?
James Murphy
18 June 2018
A Supreme Court decision on the Victorian branch’s finances has national implications — and not just for the party
National Affairs
Is something rotten in the City of Melbourne?
James Murphy
28 March 2018
By the time a new lord mayor is elected in May, quite a few electors will have voted twice
National Affairs
How Victoria’s Liberals went feral
James Murphy
16 February 2018
A looming court case is further evidence of a deep divide within a once-powerful election-winning machine
National Affairs
How many ripped-up contracts will it take?
James Murphy
6 March 2017
Forget what you’ve heard about infrastructure – it might be time to put the politics back in
National Affairs
Dancing the donation tango
James Murphy
4 February 2016
The Australian Electoral Commission’s latest political finance figures show how closely entwined are government and the development industry, writes
James Murphy
National Affairs
Less than frank and not quite fearless
James Murphy
14 December 2015
The Victorian auditor-general’s criticism of the quality of bureaucratic advice on the contentious East West Link raises broader concerns about the public service, writes…