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National Affairs Margaret Simons 24 September 2018 The departure of Michelle Guthrie exposes the weakness of the current ABC board and its strategy
National Affairs Sophie Black 24 September 2018 With the ACCC’s inquiry into the Nine–Fairfax deal continuing, has the NZ High Court given it a lead? National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 21 September 2018 Are the old days of majority government coming to an end? National Affairs Peter Mares 18 September 2018 Carolyn rented, Peter purchased, and then the market (and bad policies) took over National Affairs Ian Watson 14 September 2018 The short answer is yes, but the long answer is more complicated
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 12 September 2018 A News Corp cartoonist runs into trouble again
National Affairs David Clune 11 September 2018 Will voter disenchantment be great enough to unseat Gladys Berejiklian’s government in New South Wales? National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 10 September 2018 Does Saturday’s shocking result for the NSW Liberals in Wagga Wagga have longer-term implications? National Affairs Abul Rizvi 10 September 2018 Scott Morrison isn’t the first leader to promise that more migrants will settle outside the major cities National Affairs Tim Colebatch 7 September 2018 Ten things you need to know about the state of the Australian economy
National Affairs Peter Mares 7 September 2018 Finland’s Housing First strategy has all but eradicated homelessness. Could the same approach work in Australia?  
National Affairs Melissa Sweet 5 September 2018 While the federal government plays politics with climate change, states and community groups are trying to head off a public health crisis National Affairs David Stephens 5 September 2018 A parliamentary inquiry seems to be carefully avoiding the real challenge for Australia’s national museums, archives and libraries National Affairs Jane Goodall 5 September 2018 The ABC is experimenting with ways of deepening its coverage of regional Australia National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 3 September 2018 Scott Morrison’s plan worked perfectly, but Mark Latham showed that good timing is not enough
National Affairs Abul Rizvi 1 September 2018 Did Peter Dutton breach his own guidelines for ministerial intervention?
National Affairs Norman Abjorensen 31 August 2018 The new immigration minister likes multiculturalism and wants an Australian head of state National Affairs Judith Troeth 30 August 2018 From the archive | In 2010 Judith Troeth called for quotas to increase the number of Liberal women in parliament. She’s still waiting for the party to tackle the problem National Affairs Peter Mares 29 August 2018 How will Scott Morrison respond to pressure from the Coalition’s right to cut immigration? National Affairs Rodney Tiffen 28 August 2018 A dive into political history suggests the Coalition will have difficulty recovering from last week’s events
National Affairs Brett Evans 27 August 2018 Will we ever know what Scott Morrison promised Michael McCormack?
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 27 August 2018 Today’s Newspoll underlines how the change of leader didn’t play out in quite the way most people expected National Affairs Jeremy Gans 27 August 2018 We’ll never know whether people like Peter Dutton are eligible to sit in parliament unless the High Court hears his case   National Affairs Tim Colebatch 24 August 2018 The party room’s choice of leader and deputy shows that the insurgents didn’t achieve their ultimate goal National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 24 August 2018 The new PM will need to change tack for the third time in his political career
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 23 August 2018 An early election is the only solution to the chaos in the Liberal party room
National Affairs Rodney Tiffen 23 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s first stint as Liberal leader wounded him deeply, with ultimately fatal results. Another change of leader is likely to do the same to this government National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 22 August 2018 A change of PM seems inevitable. Then comes a bounce that could be hazardous for both parties National Affairs Peter Mares 22 August 2018 Peter Dutton’s departure from the home affairs ministry is an opportunity to reset Australia’s debate about population and migration National Affairs Sophie Black 22 August 2018 From the archive | A man who seems relaxed about making life-and-death decisions might not be the best person to wield greater power