National affairs
20 October 2020
The federal agency that revealed the sports rorts scandal has had its funding cut — again
National affairs
20 October 2020
Covid-19 could change how we work, for the better and — if we’re not careful — the worse
National affairs
20 October 2020
Chinese Australians are being singled out by overwrought politicians
National affairs
19 October 2020
Ultra-low interest rates have fundamentally changed the arithmetic of renewable energy
National affairs
18 October 2020
Labor and the Greens have swept to victory in Canberra • New postscript 23 October
National affairs
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
15 October 2020
Is university governance getting in the way of a healthy higher education system?
National affairs
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
13 October 2020
Has BlackRock upped the ante for investor action on climate change?
National affairs
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
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
7 October 2020
The budget overlooks the hardest hit in favour of the hardest hats
National affairs
7 October 2020
A range of effective and equitable initiatives are missing from this year’s budget
National affairs
7 October 2020
The government will need to announce more initiatives in coming months if its economic goals are to be met
National affairs
7 October 2020
The government needs to do more to share the risks during the recovery
National affairs
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
6 October 2020
We’ve grown used to televised election confrontations. But do they really shift votes?
National affairs
6 October 2020
Australia’s coal enthusiasts pinned their hopes on Chinese purchases that are looking increasingly unlikely
National affairs
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
2 October 2020
What makes for effective stimulus spending in the Covid-19 recession?
National affairs
1 October 2020
Will the well-heeled Australian Capital Territory once again vote for the left?
National affairs
30 September 2020
Why are fines so popular in a state that sees itself as progressive?
National affairs
30 September 2020
Unlike the proposed tax cuts, there’s a guaranteed way to stimulate the economy
National affairs
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
24 September 2020
Progress continues in Victoria, nationally and in much of Asia, but the international figures remain grim
National affairs
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
21 September 2020
Structural shifts mean that Labor’s primary vote is only part of the election-winning equation
National affairs
18 September 2020
Joe Biden’s climate policy would have big repercussions in Australia
National affairs
14 September 2020
Politics will be shaped by economics at the next federal election
National affairs
11 September 2020
How one economist came to have doubts about the plan to lift the compulsory superannuation contribution rate