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National affairs Peter Brent 28 October 2020 Experience shows that state parties suffer electorally when their own party governs in Canberra
National affairs Adam Triggs 27 October 2020 Treat with care the claims that Australia can readily diversify its trade and investment National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 October 2020 Twelve years into their coalition with Labor in the ACT, the Greens are stronger than ever National affairs Jean Ker Walsh 22 October 2020 Will ending Melbourne’s lockdown trigger more of the refugee evictions initiated by the federal government? National affairs Peter Brent 22 October 2020 Regardless of his public impact, Josh Frydenberg is making his case to be party leader
National affairs 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 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 Yun Jiang 20 October 2020 Chinese Australians are being singled out by overwrought politicians National affairs John Quiggin 19 October 2020 Ultra-low interest rates have fundamentally changed the arithmetic of renewable energy National affairs Tim Colebatch 18 October 2020 Labor and the Greens have swept to victory in Canberra • New postscript 23 October
National affairs 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 David Peetz 15 October 2020 Is university governance getting in the way of a healthy higher education system? National affairs 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 Peter Mares 13 October 2020 Has BlackRock upped the ante for investor action on climate change? National affairs 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 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 Danielle Wood & Kate Griffiths and Tom Crowley 7 October 2020 The budget overlooks the hardest hit in favour of the hardest hats National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 October 2020 A range of effective and equitable initiatives are missing from this year’s budget National affairs 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 Peter Mares 7 October 2020 The government needs to do more to share the risks during the recovery
National affairs 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 Peter Brent 6 October 2020 We’ve grown used to televised election confrontations. But do they really shift votes? National affairs John Quiggin 6 October 2020 Australia’s coal enthusiasts pinned their hopes on Chinese purchases that are looking increasingly unlikely National affairs 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 Brendan Coates and Tim Helm 2 October 2020 What makes for effective stimulus spending in the Covid-19 recession?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 1 October 2020 Will the well-heeled Australian Capital Territory once again vote for the left?
National affairs Saul Eslake 30 September 2020 Why are fines so popular in a state that sees itself as progressive? National affairs John Quiggin 30 September 2020 Unlike the proposed tax cuts, there’s a guaranteed way to stimulate the economy National affairs 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 Tim Colebatch 24 September 2020 Progress continues in Victoria, nationally and in much of Asia, but the international figures remain grim