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National Affairs Peter Brent 3 June 2020 Labor’s chances of winning the closely watched seat have improved — but don’t bet your house on it
National Affairs Michael Bartos 2 June 2020 Network effects, good and bad, have influenced responses to Covid-19 National Affairs John Quiggin 1 June 2020 Covid-19 has exposed deep flaws in the structure of Australia’s higher education system National Affairs Adam Triggs 1 June 2020 Breaking self-perpetuating cycles of rising inequality will be key to Australia’s economic recovery National Affairs Edward Aspinall 27 May 2020 A national institution’s inward turn comes at a strange time
National Affairs Frank Bongiorno 27 May 2020 Whatever Scott Morrison has in mind, it doesn’t sound a lot like the 1980s Labor–union agreement
National Affairs Lesley Russell 26 May 2020 Government can do more to flatten the mental illness curve National Affairs Annabel Brown and Caitlin McCaffrie 25 May 2020 Covid-19 has exposed the flaws in Australia’s treatment of temporary migrants. Fortunately, a blueprint for change already exists National Affairs Tristan Edis 22 May 2020 Human psychology might finally be on the side of decisive action to decarbonise Australia’s economy National Affairs Brett Evans 20 May 2020 Is the PM’s recovery supremo the right person for the job?
National Affairs Hamish McDonald 20 May 2020 Has the press gallery forgotten we’re not at war with China?
National Affairs Jennifer Doggett 18 May 2020 Greg Hunt looks set to sign another flawed agreement with the powerful Pharmacy Guild National Affairs Peter Brent 18 May 2020 A year after its re-election, the Coalition is riding high. But how long will that last? National Affairs Adam Triggs 18 May 2020 The government would be wise to abandon the idea that we can return to normal without a post-lockdown stimulus program National Affairs Sarah Moulds 14 May 2020 Are parliamentary committees up to the job?
National Affairs Adam Triggs 12 May 2020 An old foe could re-emerge in some parts of the economy if government reforms don’t reduce the cost of doing business
National Affairs Michael Bartos 11 May 2020 The virus’s genome has been at the centre of the vast output of research findings National Affairs James Morley 8 May 2020 Partial accounts of the economic and health effects of Australia’s response understate its success National Affairs John Quiggin 6 May 2020 Now the pandemic has shown “workplace reform” to be a dead end, let’s take JobSeeker and JobKeeper to their logical conclusion National Affairs Peter Mares 6 May 2020 Kristina Keneally has confused an important debate
National Affairs Michael Bartos 5 May 2020 Another week of pandemic responses highlights the uncertainties ahead
National Affairs Adam Triggs 4 May 2020 Those calling for an economically independent Australia neglect to mention the huge costs it would impose on living standards National Affairs Ian McAuley 4 May 2020 The pandemic has challenged the idea that “society” and “the economy” are separable National Affairs Peter Brent 30 April 2020 It’s just one electorate, but it spells danger for Anthony Albanese National Affairs Adam Triggs 27 April 2020 Post–Covid-19 economic reforms will fail without a national political framework to get them done
National Affairs Michael Bartos 27 April 2020 The government releases its COVIDSafe app, and research continues around the globe
National Affairs Peter Brent 27 April 2020 Scott Morrison meets the ghost of Richard Nixon National Affairs Tim Colebatch 24 April 2020 Australia’s success in dealing with the coronavirus means we should move quickly to “test, trace and quarantine” National Affairs Sarah Barns 23 April 2020 How we build these apps is how we’re building our digital future National Affairs Peter Brent 22 April 2020 Has political orthodoxy been upended?