National affairs
19 October 2018
Did Scott Morrison have a different audience in mind when he floated the idea of shifting Australia’s embassy to Jerusalem?
National affairs
19 October 2018
Is Barnaby Joyce the electoral asset his supporters believe him to be?
National affairs
16 October 2018
Australia’s innovative preventive health agency was closed down by the Abbott government. How — and in what form — should it be revived?
National affairs
16 October 2018
This time in 2017, Australians were voting on marriage equality. What happened next?
National affairs
15 October 2018
With the US–China trade war escalating, the risks of a downturn are starting to overshadow the positive economic news
National affairs
10 October 2018
Two journalist–novelists compare notes on Chinese espionage
National affairs
10 October 2018
The past is catching up with a climate-sceptical Australian government
National affairs
9 October 2018
We now know that at least one highly qualified ABC board candidate was knocked back by the government
National affairs
8 October 2018
Fresh from their dismal toppling of Malcolm Turnbull, Sydney’s best-known media gang is targeting new victims and choosing new friends
National affairs
2 October 2018
A little-remarked feature of New Zealand’s political system would help make Australia more democratic
National affairs
1 October 2018
If altruism won’t motivate Australia to increase spending on eradicating tuberculosis, how about self-interest?
National affairs
1 October 2018
The independent panel produced its nominees, but the government had other ideas. Now it’s sitting on the names
National affairs
27 September 2018
With the risk of an independent taking a blue-ribbon seat, Wentworth has become an even more interesting contest
National affairs
27 September 2018
Peter Dutton’s rule changes are biting, with implications for the economy and the budget
National affairs
27 September 2018
Could section 58 of the Constitution awaken in an era of minority government?
National affairs
25 September 2018
There’s a straightforward way of making sure more doctors work where they’re needed
National affairs
24 September 2018
The departure of Michelle Guthrie exposes the weakness of the current ABC board and its strategy
National affairs
24 September 2018
With the ACCC’s inquiry into the Nine–Fairfax deal continuing, has the NZ High Court given it a lead?
National affairs
21 September 2018
Are the old days of majority government coming to an end?
National affairs
14 September 2018
The short answer is yes, but the long answer is more complicated
National affairs
12 September 2018
A News Corp cartoonist runs into trouble again
National affairs
11 September 2018
Will voter disenchantment be great enough to unseat Gladys Berejiklian’s government in New South Wales?
National affairs
10 September 2018
Does Saturday’s shocking result for the NSW Liberals in Wagga Wagga have longer-term implications?
National affairs
10 September 2018
Scott Morrison isn’t the first leader to promise that more migrants will settle outside the major cities
National affairs
7 September 2018
Ten things you need to know about the state of the Australian economy
National affairs
7 September 2018
Finland’s Housing First strategy has all but eradicated homelessness. Could the same approach work in Australia?
National affairs
5 September 2018
While the federal government plays politics with climate change, states and community groups are trying to head off a public health crisis
National affairs
5 September 2018
A parliamentary inquiry seems to be carefully avoiding the real challenge for Australia’s national museums, archives and libraries
National affairs
5 September 2018
The ABC is experimenting with ways of deepening its coverage of regional Australia
National affairs
3 September 2018
Scott Morrison’s plan worked perfectly, but Mark Latham showed that good timing is not enough