National affairs
4 April 2020
How should we stage elections during a health emergency?
National affairs
3 April 2020
The new JobKeeper allowance holds a gun to the heads of more than a million temporary entrants
National affairs
1 April 2020
John Curtin has a message for a government grappling with a crisis
National affairs
31 March 2020
Highly strung journalists aren’t doing anyone any favours tweeting about Covid-19
National affairs
30 March 2020
Tentative signs of a slowing in Covid-19 cases need to be balanced against the longer-term prospects
National affairs
30 March 2020
And that means government spending is overwhelmingly beneficial in these crisis conditions
National affairs
29 March 2020
The coronavirus pandemic presents us with difficult choices, locally, nationally and internationally
National affairs
27 March 2020
What are the best estimates of the pandemic’s impact on the Australian economy and the job market?
National affairs
27 March 2020
The pandemic shows up the weaknesses of nationalism
National affairs
26 March 2020
Dramatic changes to social security have lifted Australia’s welfare performance into the middle rank. But they’re temporary, and anomalies remain
National affairs
26 March 2020
How can government fill the information gap at the heart of Australia’s strategy?
National affairs
24 March 2020
Australia can strengthen its response to the pandemic by tapping into a wider circle of expert skills and knowledge
National affairs
24 March 2020
An intensive care specialist reports on how hospitals are dealing with Covid-19 cases
National affairs
23 March 2020
Australia and other G20 countries can help minimise Covid-19’s third big economic impact
National affairs
21 March 2020
Temporary visa holders play a vital role in healthcare and the economy — and that’s just one reason why the rules need to keep evolving during the current crisis
National affairs
20 March 2020
The coronavirus has exposed structural flaws in the way we prevent and treat ill health
National affairs
20 March 2020
So far, Australia’s help for employees displaced, self-isolating or ill has been less than generous
National affairs
19 March 2020
Neither Australia nor Timor-Leste is benefiting from a resource whose value seems greater than the petroleum gas that carries it
National affairs
13 March 2020
The government has learned some — but not all — of the lessons of the global financial crisis
National affairs
11 March 2020
How should Labor react to the government’s stimulus package?
National affairs
5 March 2020
Conceived as a locally oriented source of world news, Australian Associated Press has fallen victim to a changing media landscape
National affairs
3 March 2020
A Biden candidacy would be the best news on offer for a warming planet
National affairs
2 March 2020
The coronavirus’s biggest threat comes from panicky consumers and inept policymakers
National affairs
27 February 2020
The security agency’s first public threat assessment was fine, as far as it went
National affairs
25 February 2020
… and an obsession with well-paid miners isn’t helping
National affairs
21 February 2020
Politically motivated spending is dwarfing the controversy that claimed a minister
National affairs
20 February 2020
As the implications of the ACCC’s recommendations on digital platforms continue to unfold, the political challenges aren’t getting any easier
National affairs
20 February 2020
National Party infighting has a long but generally subterranean history
National affairs
20 February 2020
The aftermath of the fires is a perfect opportunity to test the concept of a basic income
National affairs
19 February 2020
Opportunity cost still matters in deciding the best ways of tackling climate change, but the timeframe has shrunk dramatically