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National Affairs
The trouble with “buying Australian”
Adam Triggs
10 August 2020
The campaign risks reducing our living standards and hurting poorer Australians the most
Essays & Reportage
His country, weak or strong
Hamish McDonald
3 August 2020
It’s the question confounding observers: is China lashing out from a sense of weakness or strength?
National Affairs
Reducing stimulus at the worst possible time
Adam Triggs
3 August 2020
The federal government, the Reserve Bank, commercial banks and the exchange rate are in a race to the bottom. This need not be the case
National Affairs
Don’t expect President Biden to fix Australia’s international problems
Adam Triggs
13 July 2020
A Biden administration won’t help with China and trade, and might even make things worse
National Affairs
Raising the price of war
Adam Triggs
6 July 2020
The government should focus less on war preparation and more on war prevention
Summer season
The dictatorship of coffee
Brett Evans
23 June 2020
Books
| We’re not the only ones in the grip of this addictive beverage
National Affairs
Has the government given up on markets?
Adam Triggs
22 June 2020
Changes to university fees are just the latest example of successive governments preferring to pick winners than trust markets
National Affairs
Scott Morrison’s G7 tightrope
Adam Triggs
15 June 2020
Australia’s participation in Donald Trump’s G7 summit risks alienating Asia, the region that’s crucial for our economic recovery
National Affairs
Less foreign investment makes Australia less secure
Adam Triggs
9 June 2020
There are security risks in having foreign investment, but bigger risks in not having it
International
Beijing buffeted
Rowan Callick
27 May 2020
A key speech reveals worries on many fronts for China’s leaders
National Affairs
Journalists on the ramparts
Hamish McDonald
20 May 2020
Has the press gallery forgotten we’re not at war with China?
National Affairs
The high price of sovereignty
Adam Triggs
4 May 2020
Those calling for an economically independent Australia neglect to mention the huge costs it would impose on living standards
National Affairs
Are the IMF’s forecasts too pessimistic?
John Quiggin
20 April 2020
With the right policies, the IMF’s recovery can happen with less pain than forecast
National Affairs
Are the IMF’s forecasts too optimistic?
Danielle Wood and Brendan Coates
20 April 2020
We should beware of magical thinking about the Covid-19 recovery
National Affairs
Rebuilding the economy after Covid-19
Adam Triggs
7 April 2020
What we should and shouldn’t change once the crisis is over
International
Elephants in the room
Rowan Callick
30 March 2020
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have turned the coronavirus into a test of their governing styles
National Affairs
From Europe, a carbon game changer?
Peter Brent
6 February 2020
Australia continues to flounder, but help could be on the way from the new president of the European Commission
National Affairs
Why we can’t afford passive government
Adam Triggs
5 February 2020
Australia entered the year in bad shape, and things will only get worse without a change in direction
Essays & Reportage
Here comes the sun
Tristan Edis
7 January 2020
Are three multimillionaires about to break Australia’s political deadlock on climate?
National Affairs
Falling behind, but not going backwards
Tim Colebatch
5 December 2019
Business and household demand shrank by 0.3 per cent in the year to September, leaving government and exports to fuel Australia’s modest per capita growth
National Affairs
Yes, the world is paying attention to Australia’s climate inaction
John Quiggin
2 December 2019
Despite the trade minister’s response, there’s nothing unusual about Emmanuel Macron’s demand for progress
National Affairs
It’s the demand-side, stupid!
Adam Triggs
12 November 2019
Australia’s economic malaise demands a new approach — and a lift in Newstart should be part of the prescription
National Affairs
Too dumb and too China-dependent?
Adam Triggs
22 October 2019
Criticisms of Australia’s exports misunderstand how trade and markets work
National Affairs
What is a developing country anyway?
Tim Colebatch
4 October 2019
Scott Morrison says China has graduated to the rich-countries club. The figures say something different
National Affairs
China, the world, and us
Tim Colebatch
20 September 2019
Has Australia tied itself too closely to a single economy?
International
The Saudi oil shock: a symptom of a much bigger economic risk
Adam Triggs
19 September 2019
Is a highly integrated global economy starting to come apart at the seams?
National Affairs
China’s postmodern experiment
Hamish McDonald
3 September 2019
Xi Jinping’s strategy has become clearer, and it needs a more sophisticated response from the West
International
Allies behaving badly
Hamish McDonald
12 August 2019
Has Trumpism taken hold among US-aligned countries in East Asia?
International
Don’t mention the (trade) war
Adam Triggs
1 July 2019
Amid missed opportunities, Scott Morrison scored an unexpected win
National Affairs
Trump’s trade deal won’t work. The G20’s will
Adam Triggs
2 December 2018
The weekend’s summit in Buenos Aires showed that the G20 is holding the line against Donald Trump’s attacks on the rules that govern trade
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