National Affairs
20 August 2019
With careful thought and skilful diplomacy, Australia can navigate its way through the confrontation between Washington and Beijing
National Affairs
20 August 2019
Attempts to change the Constitution often fail, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying
National Affairs
8 August 2019
Despite the scare campaigns, an inheritance tax makes a lot of economic sense
National Affairs
7 August 2019
Australia’s lower house voting system isn’t designed to be proportional, though perhaps it should be
National Affairs
7 August 2019
Donald Trump’s latest complaints don’t stand up to scrutiny, but the global economy will suffer anyway
National Affairs
6 August 2019
What can we learn from this widely criticised member of the judiciary?
National Affairs
2 August 2019
There’s a risk that Australia’s leading social survey could become stuck in time
National Affairs
30 July 2019
Much has been written about what the regulator thinks of the big digital platforms, but what do its recommendations mean for reporting and analysis?
National Affairs
30 July 2019
Efforts to bring truthfulness back into election campaigns face real practical difficulties
National Affairs
24 July 2019
Governments across Australia are negotiating formal agreements with Indigenous communities
National Affairs
21 July 2019
An edited extract from the former chief justice’s speech this week
National Affairs
18 July 2019
Are concerns about Australians’ faith in politics and democracy being exaggerated by poorly presented research?
National Affairs
17 July 2019
At heart, this is an inclusive rather than divisive proposal
National Affairs
16 July 2019
With no further approvals needed, Adani’s Carmichael mine is all set to go. Or is it?
National Affairs
12 July 2019
It’s time to act before deceptive campaigning gets completely out of control
National Affairs
10 July 2019
Whichever way you measure it, Australia’s unemployment benefit is far from being “one of the best safety nets, if not the best, of anywhere in the world”
National Affairs
9 July 2019
Tim Gartrell faces quite a battle, and not just with the re-elected government
National Affairs
8 July 2019
The Reserve Bank is running out of ways of tackling Australia’s economic malaise
National Affairs
3 July 2019
The Australian Ballot almost took over the world, but it might not be entirely our idea after all
National Affairs
1 July 2019
Should we renovate the process we have for allocating the airwaves, or knock it down and start again?
National Affairs
30 June 2019
The long leadership race has given Gladys Berejiklian’s government valuable breathing space
National Affairs
27 June 2019
Some commentators want the Reserve Bank to try something new and radical. But how different would “quantitative easing” really be?
National Affairs
26 June 2019
Secrecy and convenience don’t always coincide in Australia’s highly accessible electoral system
National Affairs
26 June 2019
The federal government’s big-ticket pledges rest on surprising population projections
National Affairs
21 June 2019
Does the regional broadcaster’s decision to close more newsrooms breach its licence obligations?
National Affairs
19 June 2019
We should all be aware of the great cost of inaction
National Affairs
19 June 2019
There are leaks that are properly investigated, and leaks that aren’t
National Affairs
14 June 2019
Nearly thirty years after the Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission, the Northern Territory finally has a custody notification service. But is there devil in its detail?
National Affairs
13 June 2019
The longstanding conflict between the Liberal Party’s conservative and liberal wings continues
National Affairs
13 June 2019
On immigration policy, this is a big-target government
