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National Affairs Mike Steketee 20 October 2021 The Nationals say they’re worried about jobs — but we know from experience how to handle the move away from fossil fuel–based employment
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 20 October 2021 As Australia continues to dodge, the International Energy Agency issues a blueprint for action National Affairs John Hawkins 18 October 2021 Australia got a new president this week. But it’s not a name you might recognise National Affairs Adam Triggs 12 October 2021 The Chinese government’s power to control the fallout from a property crash is a reminder of just how far it has to go — and how far it has gone backwards — in freeing its… National Affairs Peter Brent 8 October 2021 Where do the “Voices” campaigns have their best chances of winning seats at the next federal election?
National Affairs Margaret Simons 8 October 2021 Did the campaign to punish Melbourne’s daily papers for questioning Dan Andrews’s government hit its mark?
National Affairs Giles Parkinson 6 October 2021 Has the NSW environment minister changed the new premier’s mind about climate? National Affairs John Quiggin 5 October 2021 A male-dominated political culture runs deep National Affairs Carol Johnson 4 October 2021 Australia’s retreat to the Anglosphere has implications beyond defence and trade National Affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 October 2021 The distinctive political culture of New South Wales could reach its apogee — with national effects — when Dominic Perrottet takes the top job
National Affairs Brett Evans 1 October 2021 What drives Darren Chester, the Nationals MP who has boycotted his own party room?
National Affairs Adam Triggs 27 September 2021 Largely hidden from view, cross-ownership of competing companies is damaging the economy and fuelling inequality National Affairs Peter Mares 24 September 2021 It might be ill-conceived, but at least the latest inquiry into housing affordability is generating high-quality evidence National Affairs Nicholas Stuart 23 September 2021 The AUKUS alliance represents a dramatic step away from multilateral diplomacy. Or is it a first step towards an independent nuclear deterrent?   National Affairs Sara Dowse 22 September 2021 Female politicians are no longer rare, and the prospect of a female PM nowhere near as challenging. What seems to matter is how they get there
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