- Latest Tracker Articles
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National Tally Room 5: The land appears to be sliding
24-11-2007Matthew Clayfield has started drinking. -
National Tally Room 3: It's Bennelong time
24-11-2007Matthew Clayfield is being electrocuted by the atmosphere. -
National Tally Room 2: A star is born
24-11-2007Matthew Clayfield whores himself for the cameras. -
National Tally Room 1: Organised chaos
24-11-2007Stop the election, Matthew Clayfield wants to get off. -
How's it gonna end?
23-11-2007It's an epic tale and a cliffhanger. Will this be Howard's final chapter? John Howard still remains the story, argues Matthew Clayfield. Photo: Matthew Clayfield -
"I'm going to miss him."
16-11-2007There's more to John Howard than an unbridled will to power, realises Matthew Clayfield. -
Follow the leader
15-11-2007Matthew Clayfield's heart goes out to Tony Abbott, who he thinks might cry himself to sleep at night. -
The caravan heads north
14-11-2007John Howard is venturing into the colourful north, writes Matthew Clayfield. Photograph: Matthew Clayfield -
Of Kelly Clarkson and fig trees
13-11-2007Matthew Clayfield considers the role of press photographers after seeing them go back to school. Photo: Matthew Clayfield -
Failure to launch
12-11-2007At the Coalition's official campaign launch, theatre and policy come together and ... fizzle, writes Matthew Clayfield. -
On Remembrance
11-11-2007Respect and tradition are the buzzwords at the official Remembrance Day service in Canberra, writes Matthew Clayfield. -
Pork-barrelling Lindsay
10-11-2007The Government doesn't want to lose the symbolic seat of Lindsay, writes Matthew Clayfield. So they're trying to buy the votes to win it. Photo: Matthew Clayfield -
Placido Rudd
07-11-2007A little over a year ago Rudd wrote two impassioned essays for the Monthly. Matthew Clayfield asks what happened to Placido Rudd. Photo: .steve.t -
Bright young things
05-11-2007After meeting with seasoned politicians, Matthew Clayfield braves the wind and speaks to a few young Democrats candidates. -
Blood sport
23-10-2007Who cares about policy details? The leader's debate is all about blood, sweat, tears and neckties. Matthew Clayfield rides the worm. Photo: jayniebell -
Bones and all
22-10-2007Over a plate of bones and a bottle of wine, Matthew Clayfield interviews Minister for Community Services, and all-round raconteur, Senator Nigel Scullion. -
The two-man alliance
16-10-2007Many expected the election to be called straight after APEC. Over a month since the 21 world leaders graced our shores, the election has now finally been set. Matthew Clayfield reflects on how images remaining from APEC and Howard’s alliance to Bush may affect votes this federal election. Photo: Liji Jiraraj -
In your facebook
15-10-2007With John Howard and Kevin Rudd stumbling over themselves to get online, Matthew Clayfield looks beyond the spin to see what's really driving the so-called YouTube election. Photo: Kevin Zollman -
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- Latest Blog Entries
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Flying home
17-11-2007Matthew Clayfield is flying home and no longer feels like a rock star. -
There will be blood
15-11-2007Matthew Clayfield is in the air again. -
Tale of a morning
14-11-2007Matthew Clayfield endures a less-than-ideal morning in the wireless-less city of Brisbane. -
Matthew, lamenting
13-11-2007Woe is Matthew Clayfield. -
The loneliness of the long-distance tracker
12-11-2007Matthew Clayfield gives his opinion on everything from the effect of the evening news on the election campaign to the ways in which journalists engage with space. -
Come and see the violence
11-11-2007Matthew Clayfield ruminates on the violence of election campaigning.
