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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
National affairs
Will the Liberals ever learn?
Tim Colebatch
18 October 2020
Labor and the Greens have swept to victory in Canberra •
New postscript 23 October
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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?
National affairs
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?
National affairs
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?
National affairs
Step one, a liveable income
John Quiggin
30 September 2020
Unlike the proposed tax cuts, there’s a guaranteed way to stimulate the economy
National affairs
How to create post-crisis businesses
Adam Triggs
29 September 2020
With a wave of insolvencies on its way, the government could do practical things to reduce barriers for new entrants
National affairs
Covid-19: where next?
Tim Colebatch
24 September 2020
Progress continues in Victoria, nationally and in much of Asia, but the international figures remain grim
National affairs
Economic coercion: how worried should Australia be?
Adam Triggs
21 September 2020
China’s trade restrictions highlight a serious but often exaggerated threat. And there’s plenty the government can do about it
National affairs
How low can you go?
Peter Brent
21 September 2020
Structural shifts mean that Labor’s primary vote is only part of the election-winning equation
National affairs
Prisoner’s dilemma
Peter Brent
18 September 2020
Joe Biden’s climate policy would have big repercussions in Australia
National affairs
What will the economy look like on election day?
Adam Triggs
14 September 2020
Politics will be shaped by economics at the next federal election
National affairs
Why I changed my mind about super
Saul Eslake
11 September 2020
How one economist came to have doubts about the plan to lift the compulsory superannuation contribution rate
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Roads to recovery
Michael Bartos
11 September 2020
A half-year of Covid-19-watching suggests the most effective way ahead
National affairs
The gloves are off
Peter Brent
10 September 2020
Normal hostilities have resumed, and the target is the Liberals’ bête noire, Dan Andrews. Next up, Annastacia Palaszczuk…
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