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National affairs Abul Rizvi 10 September 2018 Scott Morrison isn’t the first leader to promise that more migrants will settle outside the major cities
National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 September 2018 Ten things you need to know about the state of the Australian economy National affairs Peter Mares 7 September 2018 Finland’s Housing First strategy has all but eradicated homelessness. Could the same approach work in Australia?   National affairs Melissa Sweet 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 David Stephens 5 September 2018 A parliamentary inquiry seems to be carefully avoiding the real challenge for Australia’s national museums, archives and libraries
National affairs Jane Goodall 5 September 2018 The ABC is experimenting with ways of deepening its coverage of regional Australia
National affairs Peter Brent 3 September 2018 Scott Morrison’s plan worked perfectly, but Mark Latham showed that good timing is not enough National affairs Abul Rizvi 1 September 2018 Did Peter Dutton breach his own guidelines for ministerial intervention? National affairs Norman Abjorensen 31 August 2018 The new immigration minister likes multiculturalism and wants an Australian head of state National affairs Judith Troeth 30 August 2018 From the archive | In 2010 Judith Troeth called for quotas to increase the number of Liberal women in parliament. She’s still waiting for the party to tackle the problem
National affairs Peter Mares 29 August 2018 How will Scott Morrison respond to pressure from the Coalition’s right to cut immigration?
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 28 August 2018 A dive into political history suggests the Coalition will have difficulty recovering from last week’s events National affairs Brett Evans 27 August 2018 Will we ever know what Scott Morrison promised Michael McCormack? National affairs Peter Brent 27 August 2018 Today’s Newspoll underlines how the change of leader didn’t play out in quite the way most people expected National affairs Jeremy Gans 27 August 2018 We’ll never know whether people like Peter Dutton are eligible to sit in parliament unless the High Court hears his case  
National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 August 2018 The party room’s choice of leader and deputy shows that the insurgents didn’t achieve their ultimate goal
National affairs Peter Brent 24 August 2018 The new PM will need to change tack for the third time in his political career National affairs Tim Colebatch 23 August 2018 An early election is the only solution to the chaos in the Liberal party room National affairs Rodney Tiffen 23 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s first stint as Liberal leader wounded him deeply, with ultimately fatal results. Another change of leader is likely to do the same to this government National affairs Peter Brent 22 August 2018 A change of PM seems inevitable. Then comes a bounce that could be hazardous for both parties
National affairs Peter Mares 22 August 2018 Peter Dutton’s departure from the immigration ministry is an opportunity to reset Australia’s debate about population and migration
National affairs Sophie Black 22 August 2018 From the archive | A man who seems relaxed about making life-and-death decisions might not be the best person to wield greater power National affairs Tim Colebatch 21 August 2018 The reckoning has arrived for a party — and its Coalition partner — long riven by cultural fixations National affairs Peter Brent 21 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull has survived a spill, but the rebels won’t leave it there National affairs Norman Abjorensen 20 August 2018 Malcolm Turnbull’s predicament reflects the crisis of modern conservatism
National affairs Peter Brent 20 August 2018 Has the Liberal Party passed the point of no return?
National affairs Paul Barratt 17 August 2018 Special Forces should not be exempt from the rules of warfare, says a former head of the defence department. But there’s also a deeper question: how do we make the decision to… National affairs Michael Gill 16 August 2018 Electricity-hungry aluminium smelters continue to push for more coal-fired power stations National affairs Peter Brent 15 August 2018 At least Fraser Anning will be out of parliament by July next year National affairs James Panichi 14 August 2018 More than twenty years before Emma Husar’s alleged misbehaviour, our correspondent had his own experience of the precarious life of a political staffer