National affairs
17 May 2024
All eyes will be on the next round of opinion polls. But it’s the ones that come later that count
National affairs
3 May 2024
Before federal MPs vote on a new national schools agreement they should look at what’s happened to the schools they once attended
National affairs
3 May 2024
The job of Liberal leader once swung from the party’s left to its right. But a lot has changed in recent years
National affairs
22 April 2024
As a China-watching think tank winds up after Morrison-era cuts, a respected analyst reviews government funding for security-related research and education
National affairs
17 April 2024
Past election results offer good news and bad for the federal government
National affairs
12 April 2024
Despite worrying evidence, the direct health effects of car-boosted air pollution barely figured in the debate over Labor’s vehicle efficiency standard
National affairs
21 March 2024
Both countries got what they wanted out of Wang Yi’s visit to Canberra
National affairs
19 March 2024
There is an alternative, but the debate looks like taking some time to shift
National affairs
8 March 2024
Obfuscation and delay are blocking efforts to tackle Indigenous disadvantage
National affairs
1 March 2024
It’s the interpretation rather than the result that will have real-world effects
National affairs
22 February 2024
It depends on how you ask the question
National affairs
15 February 2024
Yang Hengjun’s sentencing shows a Chinese security apparatus largely oblivious to foreign relations concerns
National affairs
27 January 2024
How the government can build on what’s been a good month
National affairs
26 January 2024
The government seems to be ignoring valuable ideas raised during consultations on its housing plan
National affairs
22 December 2023
The cost of renewable energy is falling so steeply that even the toughest fossil fuel lobbies will eventually buckle
National affairs
16 December 2023
The government has outlined its vision for skilled migration but it still has lots of colouring in to do
National affairs
12 December 2023
After six months investigating Australia’s rental crisis, a Senate committee failed to offer useful recommendations
National affairs
4 December 2023
A panicky leader will only make matters worse for the government
National affairs
30 November 2023
With the next election still at least a year away, is the Coalition on the right kind of roll?
National affairs
30 November 2023
Alan Kohler meets the ghost of Bob Menzies in the latest Quarterly Essay
National affairs
15 November 2023
A High Court decision has added to concerns about jury behaviour that were passed over by a series of appeal judges
National affairs
7 November 2023
The outgoing Grattan Institute chief executive strikes an optimistic note in this year’s Freebairn Lecture
National affairs
6 November 2023
Railing against the elites, the Australian’s editor-at-large has missed real messages in the Voice vote
National affairs
30 October 2023
Australian health policy doesn’t treat it that way, but dental care is a medical issue
National affairs
24 October 2023
… and other encounters with Bill Hayden, foreign minister 1983–88
National affairs
16 October 2023
Would voluntary voting on referendum proposals help thaw the Constitution?
National affairs
16 October 2023
What does the referendum result mean for First Nations policymaking?
National affairs
16 October 2023
Despite the Yes campaign’s best efforts, Saturday’s vote followed the referendum playbook
National affairs
13 October 2023
Different audiences will be watching for different messages during Saturday night’s referendum count
National affairs
13 October 2023
The federal government has set a target of 1.2 million new homes in five years. Discussions at the National Housing Conference revealed the scale of the challenge