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National affairs Adam Triggs 8 June 2021 Reducing Australia’s reliance on international supply chains is mostly unnecessary and could actually increase the risk of shortages
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 7 June 2021 So far, the prime minister’s religious views haven’t affected his popularity. But will that last? National affairs Jo Chandler 3 June 2021 Have reporters’ cliches got in the way of understanding how Pacific islanders are dealing with climate change? National affairs Margaret Simons 1 June 2021 The pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in journalism National affairs John Quiggin 1 June 2021 Fears about a declining birthrate reflect a twentieth-century view of how the economy works
National affairs Judith Ireland 28 May 2021 Announcing five inquiries in response to Brittany Higgins’s allegations was the easy bit. Now the government is trying to manage their impact
National affairs Adam Triggs 24 May 2021 Concerns that the government’s post-pandenic debt will need to be repaid by future generations don’t stack up National affairs Peter Brent 24 May 2021 Last held by Labor in 1910, Upper Hunter stays in the hands of the Nats after Saturday’s vote National affairs Tim Colebatch 21 May 2021 Despite a booming state economy, the Victorian government plans even more stimulus National affairs Margaret Simons 21 May 2021 Has the government broken its habit of making political appointments to the ABC board?
National affairs John Quiggin 18 May 2021 The economy has entered an era that demands new thinking
National affairs Peter Brent 14 May 2021 Why Anthony Albanese’s budget reply was fit for purpose National affairs Brett Evans 14 May 2021 The former prime minister is playing an intriguing role in a closely watched by-election National affairs Tim Colebatch 12 May 2021 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and his colleagues have avoided hard decisions about how the government taxes and spends National affairs Carol Johnson 12 May 2021 The government has made significant concessions, but a fundamental change in attitude is needed
National affairs Margaret Simons 11 May 2021 Objective? Balanced? Impartial? Three journalists debate the values newsrooms should reflect
National affairs Peter Brent 7 May 2021 Is last weekend’s win for Tasmania’s Liberals good news for Scott Morrison? National affairs Frank Bongiorno 7 May 2021 Inadequate funding doesn’t explain all the problems at the National Archives National affairs James Panichi 7 May 2021 Foreign influence laws are highlighting the shortcomings of Australia’s rules for lobbyists National affairs Peter Brent 3 May 2021 The Nine papers’ well-intentioned attempt to improve coverage of political polls could have the opposite effect
National affairs Saul Eslake 30 April 2021 Josh Frydenberg has moved further from Coalition orthodoxy on budget deficits
National affairs Jo Chandler 30 April 2021 Amid the relief at Joe Biden’s engagement with climate change, did we lose sight of what’s happening on the ground? National affairs Hamish McDonald 30 April 2021 And what would that mean for Australia? National affairs Margaret Simons 24 April 2021 Journalism has a different role to play from the legal system. It begins with reporting the facts as the journalist understands them National affairs Peter Brent 23 April 2021 Scott Morrison’s reputation for campaigning prowess could work in Labor’s favour at the next election, but the economy will trump all else
National affairs Stuart Macintyre 22 April 2021 Why is the federal government’s record in administering its own programs so poor?
National affairs James Murphy 21 April 2021 Why are Victoria’s Liberals stuck on a controversial project twice rejected at the ballot box? National affairs Danielle Wood, with Brendan Coates and Tom Crowley 21 April 2021 Does focusing on the gender gap in retirement incomes miss the bigger picture? National affairs Peter Brent 14 April 2021 Is Scott Morrison the prime minister to win the next election? National affairs Hamish McDonald 14 April 2021 With the war crimes unit getting to work, will Afghan victims be compensated and whistleblowers protected?