Inside Story

National affairs Would a job guarantee be
work for the dole 2.0?
David Sligar and Hugh Sturgess 8 September 2020 There are better, tested ways of generating new jobs National affairs Most of the world would fail the Andrews test Tim Colebatch 7 September 2020 Victoria’s new Covid-19 standards would force a global lockdown National affairs If stimulus is the question, the government’s tax cuts aren’t the answer Adam Triggs 7 September 2020 The proposed tax cuts are a weak form of stimulus that would create more problems than they solve. There are better options National affairs The end of the goods economy John Quiggin 3 September 2020 It’s time to let go of our twentieth-century view of economic activity

National affairs Wrong party, wrong election? Peter Brent 24 August 2020 The electoral arithmetic was loaded against Lia Finocchiaro’s Country Liberal Party in Saturday’s Northern Territory election National affairs Is a job guarantee the answer? Adam Triggs 24 August 2020 The idea is plagued by economic, operational and political challenges — and there is a simpler solution National affairs America goes postal Peter Brent 19 August 2020 Donald Trump’s attack on the mail system highlights how a flawed electoral system is struggling with the pandemic National affairs The ghost of Lang Hancock David Lee 19 August 2020 Once again, a Western Australian government is at war with a stubborn mining entrepreneur

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 National affairs Different crisis, different times John Quiggin 31 July 2020 Has the Coalition learnt the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher?