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National Affairs Hamish McDonald 19 September 2021 Has Australia committed itself to going to war over Taiwan? (And other awkward questions about this week’s submarine switch)
National Affairs Margaret Simons 16 September 2021 With the Murdoch paper continuing to insist on a veto over adjudicators, it’s time for the industry body to bite the bullet National Affairs Peter Brent 15 September 2021 Is Kristina Keneally’s arrival in Fowler a symptom of Labor’s fear of the electorate? National Affairs Adam Triggs 14 September 2021 The post-Delta economic boom will be shorter and smaller, but it might be the government’s last chance to implement reform during good times National Affairs Jim Middleton 12 September 2021 John Howard’s response to a single question twenty years ago still reverberates
National Affairs Jeremy Gans 10 September 2021 The justice system’s dealings with the police officer accused of killing Kumanjayi Walker are shadowed by cases past
National Affairs Peter Brent 10 September 2021 Crossbenchers could play a bigger role after the election, but only one of them is likely to be a Greens MP National Affairs Mike Steketee 9 September 2021 Australia’s recycling ambitions aren’t being matched by action National Affairs John Quiggin 7 September 2021 Should we really learn to live with Covid? National Affairs Margaret Simons 2 September 2021 Renewed allegations of corruption in 1980s New South Wales have reawakened strong feelings
National Affairs Michael Bartos 1 September 2021 Flexibility will be almost as important as focus for controlling Covid-19 in the months ahead
National Affairs Adam Triggs 31 August 2021 Developing countries could experience a wave of financial pain when the rich world lifts interest rates. But it doesn’t have to be that way National Affairs Helen Bird 27 August 2021 Despite the early fanfare, the government has backed down on key recommendations of the banking royal commission in the face of industry lobbying National Affairs Peter Mares 27 August 2021 Timid governments need shaking up — and the pressure won’t come from the top National Affairs John Quiggin 26 August 2021 The road to reduced emissions is clear
National Affairs Peter Brent 24 August 2021 With the next federal election no more than nine months away, which seats should we be watching?
National Affairs Daniel Reeders 24 August 2021 Deepening lockdowns don’t reflect what we know about how the virus spreads National Affairs Mike Steketee 23 August 2021 The prime minister is gripped by myths about asylum seekers that have hardened into articles of faith on both sides of parliament National Affairs Frank Bongiorno and Emily Gallagher 22 August 2021 Have children been silenced and forgotten in Australia’s Covid response? National Affairs Judith Ireland 20 August 2021 This unexpected PM has been in the Lodge for longer than Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull or Kevin Rudd
National Affairs Adam Triggs 19 August 2021 Mergers and acquisitions are booming, but their benefits are often overstated and their costs greater than ever
National Affairs Carol Johnson 16 August 2021 Neutralising Coalition fear campaigns isn’t enough. Anthony Albanese needs to evoke positive emotions too National Affairs Robert Milliken 12 August 2021 Twenty years — and many billions of dollars — later, Australia’s failed system of offshore detention lingers on National Affairs John Quiggin 10 August 2021 Labor’s capitulation on tax policy may help them regain government, but what then? National Affairs Margaret Simons 5 August 2021 Our media writer spends a fortnight watching the channel’s best-known presenters preaching to the converted
National Affairs Adam Triggs 3 August 2021 When security masquerades as economics, the result is a poorer and less secure society
National Affairs Peter Brent 3 August 2021 State governments are getting most of the credit for tackling Covid-19, regardless of what they do National Affairs Mike Steketee 30 July 2021 Are exaggerated fears about the cost of the disability scheme pushing it further from its founding principles? National Affairs James Panichi 30 July 2021 A case that began in the Irish courts is shaping Australia’s efforts to update its 1980s privacy laws National Affairs John Quiggin 29 July 2021 Decisions being made in Europe and the United States highlight the virus-control choices facing Australia