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National Affairs Are we overthinking referendums? Peter Brent | Mumble 2 February 2018 Conventional wisdom advises against holding referendums at election time. Conventional wisdom is wrong National Affairs Marriage equality’s secret weapon Peter Brent | Mumble 10 August 2017 Could one divisive figure decide the result? National Affairs Abbott’s end game Peter Brent | Mumble 13 August 2015 His leadership again under threat, the prime minister is locked in a potentially terminal embrace with his party’s right, writes Peter Brent National Affairs The thorny politics of Indigenous recognition Peter Brent | Mumble 26 June 2015 Referendums don’t bring out the best in the Australian political system, writes Peter Brent. But that shouldn’t stop us from picking our way through the minefield