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Queensland’s One Nation factor
Peter Brent
31 October 2020
The minor party’s apparent decline can only be good for Labor in today’s state election
National affairs
Congratulations to our new judges, but let’s do it differently next time
Joe McIntyre
30 October 2020
Regardless of their many qualities, the latest High Court appointments raise thorny questions about how we choose judges
National affairs
Management by quarantine?
Jean Ker Walsh
29 October 2020
Is the Border Force using unnecessary bouts of Covid-19 isolation as a means of managing detainees at a Melbourne facility?
National affairs
That long federal shadow
Peter Brent
28 October 2020
Experience shows that state parties suffer electorally when their own party governs in Canberra
National affairs
Cut trade with China? It’s not that easy
Adam Triggs
27 October 2020
Treat with care the claims that Australia can readily diversify its trade and investment
National affairs
Triumph of the Greens
Tim Colebatch
24 October 2020
Twelve years into their coalition with Labor in the ACT, the Greens are stronger than ever
National affairs
“We are just waiting. We are always waiting”
Jean Ker Walsh
22 October 2020
Will ending Melbourne’s lockdown trigger more of the refugee evictions initiated by the federal government?
National affairs
Not really about Dan
Peter Brent
22 October 2020
Regardless of his public impact, Josh Frydenberg is making his case to be party leader
National affairs
Conflicted cuts at the Audit Office
Kate Griffiths and Danielle Wood
20 October 2020
The federal agency that revealed the sports rorts scandal has had its funding cut — again
National affairs
Out of the office
Andrew Leigh
20 October 2020
Covid-19 could change how we work, for the better and — if we’re not careful — the worse
National affairs
Senator Abetz’s loyalty test
Yun Jiang
20 October 2020
Chinese Australians are being singled out by overwrought politicians
National affairs
Too cheap to meter
John Quiggin
19 October 2020
Ultra-low interest rates have fundamentally changed the arithmetic of renewable energy
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Will the Liberals ever learn?
Tim Colebatch
18 October 2020
Labor and the Greens have swept to victory in Canberra •
New postscript 23 October
National affairs
Private conduct, public interest
Jane Goodall
16 October 2020
I’ve done nothing wrong, says the NSW premier. But in the grey zone of conflicts of interest, is that enough?
National affairs
Elect the vice-chancellor!
David Peetz
15 October 2020
Is university governance getting in the way of a healthy higher education system?
National affairs
Few signs of turbulence around Lake Burley Griffin
Tim Colebatch
14 October 2020
Odds are that the ACT government will be returned this weekend, but the balance between Labor and the Greens could shift
National affairs
Putting the heat on polluting businesses
Peter Mares
13 October 2020
Has BlackRock upped the ante for investor action on climate change?
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A complex compulsion to vote
Peter Brent
13 October 2020
Australians are more likely to vote than their international counterparts — but does that mean the system should stay as it is?
National affairs
A V-shaped recovery? Don’t bank on it
Adam Triggs
12 October 2020
The assumption that Australia will experience a quick recovery has produced a budget that’s big on spending but low on stimulus
National affairs
High-vis, narrow vision
Danielle Wood & Kate Griffiths and Tom Crowley
7 October 2020
The budget overlooks the hardest hit in favour of the hardest hats
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The government versus the economists
Tim Colebatch
7 October 2020
A range of effective and equitable initiatives are missing from this year’s budget
National affairs
Unfinished business in a business-friendly budget
Brendan Coates
7 October 2020
The government will need to announce more initiatives in coming months if its economic goals are to be met
National affairs
Is a $213 billion budget deficit unethical?
Peter Mares
7 October 2020
The government needs to do more to share the risks during the recovery
National affairs
Australia’s unhealthy obsession with manufacturing
Adam Triggs
6 October 2020
If the goal is to support workers, women, those hit hardest by Covid-19 and the growth industries of the future, the government should focus on services
National affairs
A matter of debate
Peter Brent
6 October 2020
We’ve grown used to televised election confrontations. But do they really shift votes?
National affairs
Left in the lurch by Xi Jinping?
John Quiggin
6 October 2020
Australia’s coal enthusiasts pinned their hopes on Chinese purchases that are looking increasingly unlikely
National affairs
Roadmap to nowhere
Tristan Edis
2 October 2020
By 2030, according to the government’s own figures, Australia will have spent three decades making almost no progress in reducing emissions
National affairs
The biggest bang for the stimulus buck
Brendan Coates and Tim Helm
2 October 2020
What makes for effective stimulus spending in the Covid-19 recession?
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Looks like Killara, votes like Cessnock
Tim Colebatch
1 October 2020
Will the well-heeled Australian Capital Territory once again vote for the left?
National affairs
Victoria, a fine state
Saul Eslake
30 September 2020
Why are fines so popular in a state that sees itself as progressive?
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