National Affairs
22 February 2019
Conflict of interest allegations have turned an unsought spotlight on the Big Four consulting firms
National Affairs
22 February 2019
Good science is vital to rescuing the Basin, but the SA royal commission pushes the argument too far
National Affairs
21 February 2019
Can the ABC fill some of the blind spots in its China-related reporting?
National Affairs
20 February 2019
The creation of the Department of Home Affairs broke the rules of good government. Labor should commit to dismantling it
National Affairs
19 February 2019
The PM says Hakeem al-Araibi will be a citizen very soon, but a new audit office report reveals why most refugees are waiting so long for citizenship
National Affairs
18 February 2019
Is Labor’s election mobilisation hitting its limits?
National Affairs
18 February 2019
Don’t bet on it: experience suggests that asylum seekers won’t be the deciding factor in May
National Affairs
15 February 2019
Would a Health Reform Commission give a Labor government the cover it needs to deal with powerful interest groups?
National Affairs
14 February 2019
The major parties’ contrasting campaign styles have been on display this week
National Affairs
13 February 2019
Regardless of what happens next, the economic logic of the Rocky Hill decision will eventually prevail
National Affairs
13 February 2019
Is life too easy for MPs representing this well-heeled Melbourne electorate?
National Affairs
12 February 2019
Buoyed by the 2016 election result, Labor has been thinking big — with all the danger that entails
National Affairs
6 February 2019
Kenneth Hayne has shown the way ahead for government, regulators and the banks themselves
National Affairs
5 February 2019
Hayne calls for surgery, Frydenberg takes a tablet
National Affairs
5 February 2019
Key passages from the report of the banking and finance royal commission, selected by Tim Colebatch
National Affairs
4 February 2019
History suggests we shouldn’t expect a surge in Liberal-leaning independents
National Affairs
4 February 2019
How culture and cash co-mingle in shaping political campaigning
National Affairs
4 February 2019
Can parliament agree to a plan that would benefit all Australians while reducing emissions?
National Affairs
1 February 2019
Focusing on local schools is the first step to restoring equity in education
National Affairs
30 January 2019
Labor’s economic policies might seem like a life raft to the Coalition
National Affairs
25 January 2019
Gilmore — once a Liberal stronghold — has reverted to the statewide average, leaving Warren Mundine with an uphill battle
National Affairs
23 January 2019
The clamour for an early federal election continues, and it’s loudest in New South Wales
National Affairs
22 January 2019
The Uluru Statement’s plan for an Indigenous Voice should be put to a vote as soon as possible
National Affairs
20 January 2019
Kelly O’Dwyer’s resignation highlights the pressures on federal ministers — and the Liberals’ continuing malaise
National Affairs
18 January 2019
With looming retirements and on-the-nose MPs, there’s a good chance the crossbench will be bigger after this year’s federal election
National Affairs
15 January 2019
It’s time for the AWM to rethink its attitude to the frontier wars. But that means its critics, and the Labor Party, need to change tack too
National Affairs
15 January 2019
With the shadow boxing continuing, Labor seems likely to inherit the headache
National Affairs
9 January 2019
The polls show a clear trend in how voters are responding
National Affairs
1 January 2019
Cabinet Papers 1996–97 | Having inherited the inquiry into the removal of Indigenous children, the Howard government was able to extend its empathy only so far
National Affairs
28 December 2018
If you’re a member of the government, that is — though the odds are still against you
