National Affairs
3 September 2020
Yesterday’s GDP figures show there are no soft options for recovery
National Affairs
30 July 2020
The high infection rates reflect a failure to learn from other countries
National Affairs
7 July 2020
The party’s victory in Eden-Monaro came down to two largely overlooked factors
National Affairs
24 April 2020
Australia’s success in dealing with the coronavirus means we should move quickly to “test, trace and quarantine”
National Affairs
23 December 2019
The former premier’s reputation has been unfairly distorted by his opponents
National Affairs
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
International
14 November 2019
Bringing down global emissions will require a “laser-like focus”
National Affairs
4 October 2019
Scott Morrison says China has graduated to the rich-countries club. The figures say something different
National Affairs
20 September 2019
Has Australia tied itself too closely to a single economy?
International
11 September 2019
Experts gather in Canberra to analyse a thriving democracy that could take an authoritarian turn
National Affairs
28 May 2019
A state budget that’s somehow in surplus still plays the wrong kind of politics with infrastructure
National Affairs
24 May 2019
The government must make clear that it doesn’t want any more booms
National Affairs
19 May 2019
Election 2019 | What exactly happened around Australia yesterday?
National Affairs
17 May 2019
What does the latest evidence say about the likely election outcome?
National Affairs
16 May 2019
Election 2019 | Glenn Druery is working his magic again, this time in his boss’s home state
National Affairs
14 May 2019
Election 2019 | Two parties, three promises, three problems
National Affairs
11 May 2019
Election 2019 | There’s not much for the government to attack in Labor’s taxing and spending plans
National Affairs
6 May 2019
Tonight the ABC opens up an issue both major parties — and the universities — are reluctant to talk about
National Affairs
30 April 2019
A smaller crossbench and a few surprise wins are the likely result of the new voting system’s first half-Senate outing
National Affairs
11 April 2019
If a fair go means anything, the Coalition is heading for a bracing judgement from voters
National Affairs
3 April 2019
The architecture is sound, the decor not so good, but the outlook for future budgets is worrying
National Affairs
25 March 2019
Two different elections took place on Saturday, and the opposition won neither of them
National Affairs
15 March 2019
Only the Age and its siblings recognised the big story of the day
National Affairs
7 March 2019
This week’s GDP data adds to the uncertainty facing the government and the Reserve Bank
National Affairs
4 March 2019
Map the Victorian election results onto federal seats, add a dash of history, and the prognosis is grim
National Affairs
6 February 2019
Kenneth Hayne has shown the way ahead for government, regulators and the banks themselves
National Affairs
12 December 2018
Counting is nearly over and the post-poll landscape has become clear. But is Canberra listening?
National Affairs
30 November 2018
The latest figures show how badly Victoria’s Liberals misjudged their pitch to voters
National Affairs
16 November 2018
Labor is a clear favourite to win this month’s election. But minor parties and independents are also on the march
International
21 September 2018
On balance, it’s been a good first term for the Indonesian president. But is he putting the gains in danger?