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National Affairs Gabrielle Appleby 22 January 2019 The Uluru Statement’s plan for an Indigenous Voice should be put to a vote as soon as possible
National Affairs Rob Hoffman 20 January 2019 Kelly O’Dwyer’s resignation highlights the pressures on federal ministers — and the Liberals’ continuing malaise National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 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 Dean Ashenden 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 John Quiggin 15 January 2019 With the shadow boxing continuing, Labor seems likely to inherit the headache
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 9 January 2019 The polls show a clear trend in how voters are responding
National Affairs Frank Bongiorno 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 Peter Brent | Mumble 28 December 2018 If you’re a member of the government, that is — though the odds are still against you National Affairs Fergus Green & Richard Denniss 19 December 2018 A new mechanism could fill a key gap in international climate agreements National Affairs Paul Rodan 14 December 2018 Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has come out of the election with the upper hand against the Legislative Council’s crowded crossbench
National Affairs Kerry Ryan 14 December 2018 How far can $1200 get you in a state election? In one case, straight into the Legislative Assembly
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 12 December 2018 Counting is nearly over and the post-poll landscape has become clear. But is Canberra listening? 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 Graeme Orr 11 December 2018 The Coalition wants to introduce compulsory voter ID in Australia. Here’s why we don’t need it
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