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National affairs Rodney Tiffen 27 August 2019 His father’s media empire is long gone, but James Packer is still treated with kid gloves by both sides of politics
National affairs Nathan Hollier 24 August 2019 The former deputy prime minister’s publisher recalls an unexpected friendship National affairs Paul Barratt 20 August 2019 With careful thought and skilful diplomacy, Australia can navigate its way through the confrontation between Washington and Beijing National affairs Peter Brent 20 August 2019 Attempts to change the Constitution often fail, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying National affairs Owain Emslie and Danielle Wood 8 August 2019 Despite the scare campaigns, an inheritance tax makes a lot of economic sense
National affairs Peter Brent 7 August 2019 Australia’s lower house voting system isn’t designed to be proportional, though perhaps it should be
National affairs Adam Triggs 7 August 2019 Donald Trump’s latest complaints don’t stand up to scrutiny, but the global economy will suffer anyway National affairs Rebecca Ananian-Welsh 6 August 2019 What can we learn from this widely criticised member of the judiciary? National affairs Henry Sherrell 2 August 2019 There’s a risk that Australia’s leading social survey could become stuck in time National affairs Margaret Simons 30 July 2019 Much has been written about what the regulator thinks of the big digital platforms, but what do its recommendations mean for reporting and analysis?
National affairs Michael Maley 30 July 2019 Efforts to bring truthfulness back into election campaigns face real practical difficulties
National affairs Harry Hobbs 24 July 2019 Governments across Australia are negotiating formal agreements with Indigenous communities National affairs Murray Gleeson 21 July 2019 An edited extract from the former chief justice’s speech this week National affairs James Frost 18 July 2019 Are concerns about Australians’ faith in politics and democracy being exaggerated by poorly presented research? National affairs Kate Galloway 17 July 2019 At heart, this is an inclusive rather than divisive proposal
National affairs John Quiggin 16 July 2019 With no further approvals needed, Adani’s Carmichael mine is all set to go. Or is it?
National affairs Mike Steketee 12 July 2019 It’s time to act before deceptive campaigning gets completely out of control National affairs Peter Whiteford 10 July 2019 Whichever way you measure it, Australia’s unemployment benefit is far from being “one of the best safety nets, if not the best, of anywhere in the world” National affairs James Murphy 9 July 2019 Tim Gartrell faces quite a battle, and not just with the re-elected government National affairs John Edwards 8 July 2019 The Reserve Bank is running out of ways of tackling Australia’s economic malaise
National affairs Peter Brent 3 July 2019 The Australian Ballot almost took over the world, but it might not be entirely our idea after all
National affairs Giles Tanner & Jock Given 1 July 2019 Should we renovate the process we have for allocating the airwaves, or knock it down and start again? National affairs David Clune 30 June 2019 The long leadership race has given Gladys Berejiklian’s government valuable breathing space National affairs Selwyn Cornish 27 June 2019 Some commentators want the Reserve Bank to try something new and radical. But how different would “quantitative easing” really be? National affairs Peter Brent 26 June 2019 Secrecy and convenience don’t always coincide in Australia’s highly accessible electoral system
National affairs Abul Rizvi 26 June 2019 The federal government’s big-ticket pledges rest on surprising population projections
National affairs Gary Dickson & Margaret Simons 21 June 2019 Does the regional broadcaster’s decision to close more newsrooms breach its licence obligations? National affairs Michael Dillon & Neil Westbury 19 June 2019 We should all be aware of the great cost of inaction National affairs Rodney Tiffen 19 June 2019 There are leaks that are properly investigated, and leaks that aren’t National affairs Russell Marks 14 June 2019 Nearly thirty years after the Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission, the Northern Territory finally has a custody notification service. But is there devil in its detail?