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Mackerras: Howard’s Bennelong defeat was thoroughly ignominious

Given that John Howard was, in 2007, the first prime minister to contest a marginal seat it could be argued that his defeat in this election was no particular humiliation for him — until I did some statistical tests on the Bennelong result, writes Malcolm Mackerras.

Crikey’s NRL Hot Form Chart: Round 20

The Crikey-NRL Hot Form chart delivers some fascinating insights into this week’s round of matches and, indeed, the rest of the season.