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National Affairs Michael Bartos 11 August 2020 Greater use of isolation would help us through the “middle game” of Covid-19
National Affairs Tom Greenwell 11 August 2020 Adrian Piccoli’s plan to fully fund non-government schools would reduce educational inequality National Affairs Adam Triggs 10 August 2020 The campaign risks reducing our living standards and hurting poorer Australians the most National Affairs Kathy Eagar 7 August 2020 Australia’s aged care homes were a disaster waiting to happen National Affairs Peter Brent 7 August 2020 The truce among governing parties makes life difficult for Anthony Albanese and his state counterparts
National Affairs Tristan Edis 6 August 2020 Covid-19 might have rescued the Coalition from criticisms of its climate policies, but it can’t dodge them forever
National Affairs 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 John Quiggin 31 July 2020 Has the Coalition learnt the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher? National Affairs Tim Colebatch 30 July 2020 The high infection rates reflect a failure to learn from other countries National Affairs Michael Bartos 28 July 2020 Outbreaks, vaccines, and the limits of centralised control
National Affairs Adam Triggs 27 July 2020 Rebuilding confidence in government is a prerequisite for economic reform
National Affairs Daniel Reeders 22 July 2020 With masks shown to be useful only in certain settings, the debate about compulsion is drawing attention away from real pathways of infection National Affairs Paul Rodan 22 July 2020 In breaching a key principle of the vice-regal relationship, John Kerr created the conditions for a crisis National Affairs Hamish McDonald 21 July 2020 Covid-19 has accelerated the emergence of “minilateralism” — but how new is this style of diplomacy? National Affairs Adam Triggs 20 July 2020 To be effective, their new versions need to be permanent, generous and consistent
National Affairs John Quiggin 17 July 2020 John Maynard Keynes and the proponents of Modern Monetary Theory can agree on at least one thing
National Affairs Michael Bartos 16 July 2020 A sustainable Covid-19 strategy will mean paying much closer attention to people’s movements, and where they gather along the way National Affairs Mike Steketee 15 July 2020 The Queen’s private secretary walked a very fine line during the months leading up to the dismissal National Affairs Adam Triggs 13 July 2020 A Biden administration won’t help with China and trade, and might even make things worse National Affairs Glyn Davis 13 July 2020 Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education
National Affairs John Quiggin 12 July 2020 State and federal strategies are ignoring where the jobs really are
National Affairs Jane McAdam 8 July 2020 Checkpoints on the NSW–Victoria border recall more acrimonious moves one hundred years ago National Affairs Tim Colebatch 7 July 2020 The party’s victory in Eden-Monaro came down to two largely overlooked factors National Affairs Michael Bartos 6 July 2020 Victoria’s experience underlines the need to acknowledge that Covid-19 outbreaks are inevitable and prepare better for them National Affairs Adam Triggs 6 July 2020 The government should focus less on war preparation and more on war prevention
National Affairs Peter Brent 5 July 2020 What does a tight result that’s likely to go Labor’s way tell us about electoral behaviour?
National Affairs Paul Barratt 2 July 2020 The launch of two new defence reports highlights the government’s preoccupation with military force and the American alliance National Affairs Peter Brent 2 July 2020 Interpreting Saturday’s result is all about context National Affairs Peter Mares 2 July 2020 The Productivity Commission wants a new focus on what works for Indigenous communities National Affairs Kim Rubenstein 1 July 2020 Could the Dyson Heydon investigation have happened without women at senior levels in the High Court?