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National Affairs Graeme Orr 11 December 2018 The Coalition wants to introduction compulsory voter ID in Australia. Here’s why we don’t need it
National Affairs Robert Milliken 11 December 2018 An outback town’s gamble on cutting Indigenous crime is paying remarkable dividends National Affairs Margaret Simons 11 December 2018 Can government rise to the challenge thrown down by the regulator? National Affairs Jeremy Gans 10 December 2018 If judges don’t have a clear idea of how police should behave, where does that leave everyone else? National Affairs Jennifer Doggett 10 December 2018 Mental health inquiries are more frequent than iPhone updates, says one observer, yet the results have been disappointing. Do we need to radically change our assumptions?
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 10 December 2018 The former prime minister is unlikely to be opposition leader after the election — and it’s mainly a question of timing
National Affairs Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick 10 December 2018 There’s no doubt that Australia is experiencing a rising number of severe weather events National Affairs Travers McLeod, Sam Hurley and Allison Orr 7 December 2018 Despite five prime ministers in five years and policy paralysis in Canberra, Australians don’t want to do away with democracy. They want to save it National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 6 December 2018 Poor polling figures bring to the surface old obsessions that don’t necessarily impress voters National Affairs Adam Triggs 2 December 2018 The weekend’s summit in Buenos Aires showed that the G20 is holding the line against Donald Trump’s attacks on the rules that govern trade
National Affairs John Quiggin 30 November 2018 If this isn’t the latest in a series of false alarms, then Labor might finally be forced to disown the project
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 30 November 2018 The latest figures show how badly Victoria’s Liberals misjudged their pitch to voters National Affairs Peter Whiteford 30 November 2018 Have we forgotten the economic significance of the welfare system? National Affairs Jack Waterford 30 November 2018 The AFP made a mess of investigating the murder of Colin Winchester and other crimes, so why is it the only Australian police force to have avoided an external inquiry? National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 28 November 2018 Julia Banks faces a range of challenges if she runs as an independent — and hers won’t be the only Victorian seat to watch
National Affairs Jeremy Gans 26 November 2018 It’s had more than twenty-seven million downloads at last count, but what did The Teacher’s Pet really uncover?
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 25 November 2018 Federal and state factors interacted yesterday, but not in the way you might think National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 24 November 2018 Peter Brent’s election-day round-up National Affairs Paul Rodan 23 November 2018 The Victorian premier is pinning his hopes on majority government — and the polls are encouraging National Affairs Joo-Cheong Tham & Keith Ewing 23 November 2018 Will promised protections in Australia’s trade agreements really safeguard employees’ rights?
National Affairs Shaun Crowe 23 November 2018 With minority government a possibility in Victoria, the Greens and Labor might need to find a way of working together
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 16 November 2018 Labor is a clear favourite to win this month’s election. But minor parties and independents are also on the march National Affairs Matthew Ricketson 15 November 2018 With Fairfax shareholders voting next week on the merger with Nine, it’s a good time to consider how well the company’s journalism has weathered a period of enormous change National Affairs Chris Winter & Ramón Spaaij 15 November 2018 What does the research tell us about this increasingly common phenomenon? National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 14 November 2018 The Voice and the republic might just add up to a winning combination
National Affairs Melissa Sweet 12 November 2018 Could there be such a thing as a healthy airport?
National Affairs David Clune 12 November 2018 The state party’s new leader stands in a long tradition, but it’s not clear what that will mean in practice National Affairs Jane Goodall 9 November 2018 As a politician, the former prime minister remains an enigma that Q&A couldn’t crack National Affairs John Daley and Brendan Coates 9 November 2018 Despite what the industry is saying, we don’t need to lift the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent National Affairs Margaret Simons 9 November 2018 There’s a good reason why the ACCC didn’t block the Fairfax–Nine merger, and it tells us why government policy needs to change