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The weakest Covid-19 link
Kathy Eagar
7 August 2020
Australia’s aged care homes were a disaster waiting to happen
National affairs
Hard times on the opposition benches
Peter Brent
7 August 2020
The truce among governing parties makes life difficult for Anthony Albanese and his state counterparts
National affairs
Scott Morrison’s climate curse hasn’t gone away
Tristan Edis
6 August 2020
Covid-19 might have rescued the Coalition from criticisms of its climate policies, but it can’t dodge them forever
National affairs
Reducing stimulus at the worst possible time
Adam Triggs
3 August 2020
The federal government, the Reserve Bank, commercial banks and the exchange rate are in a race to the bottom. This need not be the case
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Different crisis, different times
John Quiggin
31 July 2020
Has the Coalition learnt the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher?
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Victoria, global hotspot
Tim Colebatch
30 July 2020
The high infection rates reflect a failure to learn from other countries
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A world of needs
Michael Bartos
28 July 2020
Outbreaks, vaccines, and the limits of centralised control
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Who do you trust?
Adam Triggs
27 July 2020
Rebuilding confidence in government is a prerequisite for economic reform
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Weapons of mask distraction
Daniel Reeders
22 July 2020
With masks shown to be useful only in certain settings, the debate about compulsion is drawing attention away from real pathways of infection
National affairs
Sir John’s lack of candour
Paul Rodan
22 July 2020
In breaching a key principle of the vice-regal relationship, John Kerr created the conditions for a crisis
National affairs
Zooming in or zooming out?
Hamish McDonald
21 July 2020
Covid-19 has accelerated the emergence of “minilateralism” — but how new is this style of diplomacy?
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JobKeeper and JobSeeker 2.0 look like failing three vital tests
Adam Triggs
20 July 2020
To be effective, their new versions need to be permanent, generous and consistent
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No time for austerity
John Quiggin
17 July 2020
John Maynard Keynes and the proponents of Modern Monetary Theory can agree on at least one thing
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Taking it to a new level
Michael Bartos
16 July 2020
A sustainable Covid-19 strategy will mean paying much closer attention to people’s movements, and where they gather along the way
National affairs
“I think you are playing the ‘Vice-Regal’ hand with skill and wisdom”
Mike Steketee
15 July 2020
The Queen’s private secretary walked a very fine line during the months leading up to the dismissal
National affairs
Don’t expect President Biden to fix Australia’s international problems
Adam Triggs
13 July 2020
A Biden administration won’t help with China and trade, and might even make things worse
National affairs
Universities, a shared crisis, and two centre-right governments
Glyn Davis
13 July 2020
Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education
National affairs
Hard-hat utopians
John Quiggin
12 July 2020
State and federal strategies are ignoring where the jobs really are
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Policing the borders
Jane McAdam
8 July 2020
Checkpoints on the NSW–Victoria border recall more acrimonious moves one hundred years ago
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Labor’s preferential treatment
Tim Colebatch
7 July 2020
The party’s victory in Eden-Monaro came down to two largely overlooked factors
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A lesson in humility
Michael Bartos
6 July 2020
Victoria’s experience underlines the need to acknowledge that Covid-19 outbreaks are inevitable and prepare better for them
National affairs
Raising the price of war
Adam Triggs
6 July 2020
The government should focus less on war preparation and more on war prevention
National affairs
Five things we learned in Eden-Monaro
Peter Brent
5 July 2020
What does a tight result that’s likely to go Labor’s way tell us about electoral behaviour?
National affairs
Australia’s soft-power gap
Paul Barratt
2 July 2020
The launch of two new defence reports highlights the government’s preoccupation with military force and the American alliance
National affairs
Who’ll be the real winner in Eden-Monaro?
Peter Brent
2 July 2020
Interpreting Saturday’s result is all about context
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Closing the (effectiveness) gap
Peter Mares
2 July 2020
The Productivity Commission wants a new focus on what works for Indigenous communities
National affairs
Shift in numbers, shift in culture
Kim Rubenstein
1 July 2020
Could the Dyson Heydon investigation have happened without women at senior levels in the High Court?
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Pandemic fatigue
Michael Bartos
30 June 2020
Has the spike in cases in Victoria exposed a nationwide problem?
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The hidden transformation of university research
David Peetz
26 June 2020
The government’s latest funding plan will reshape higher education
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Speaking freely in special clothing
Graeme Orr
25 June 2020
What happens when sport moves from the back pages to the front?
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