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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 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 — but 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 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 National affairs Catherine Bennett 29 July 2021 Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience? National affairs Carol Johnson 27 July 2021 The lingering virus has thrown the Coalition’s re-election strategy into disarray National affairs John Daley 27 July 2021 A hardening of shibboleths is eating away at good government