National affairs
17 May 2018
The parliamentary report on dual citizenship was barely out before the government rejected its key recommendation. It’s time for some lateral thinking
National affairs
16 May 2018
Australian political dynasties aren’t as rare as you might think
National affairs
15 May 2018
The unions are on the march again, but this time Labor’s laws are in their sights
National affairs
14 May 2018
Of the four upcoming by-elections in Labor-held seats, Susan Lamb faces the closest contest
National affairs
11 May 2018
Critics say Australia is running a population-fuelled Ponzi scheme. The data — and Japan’s experience — suggest otherwise
National affairs
11 May 2018
The High Court has set a new citizenship test for parliamentarians of uncertain status, but who on earth could pass it?
National affairs
11 May 2018
The banking royal commission has exposed senior management, boards and regulators to unprecedented scrutiny — and the problems don’t end with the finance sector
National affairs
10 May 2018
The prime minister and the Victorian premier are talking infrastructure after a long federal funding drought
National affairs
9 May 2018
Why has the government chosen to fight the next election on weak ground?
National affairs
9 May 2018
To deliver tax cuts and budget surpluses the treasurer will need to stay lucky
National affairs
8 May 2018
Don’t spend too much time looking for a post-budget bounce. It won’t happen — or it’ll be over well before the election
National affairs
4 May 2018
The latest Gonski report points a way to the future of school reform, but has not broken with its disastrous past
National affairs
3 May 2018
Macronmania came to Australia this week, but back in France the president might be facing his “Thatcher moment”
National affairs
3 May 2018
The likely cut in migration numbers has consequences well outside the home affairs minister’s own portfolio
National affairs
3 May 2018
Could Labor lose the federal seat of Perth?
National affairs
2 May 2018
Cautious in parts, extravagant in others, the Victorian budget is built on a boom
National affairs
2 May 2018
Do parties really “give” their preferences to each other?
National affairs
1 May 2018
Are we all the losers in the High Court’s quest for consensus?
National affairs
29 April 2018
Increasing the Superannuation Guarantee will help the rich at the expense of the poor
National affairs
29 April 2018
Burgeoning numbers of untried prisoners are fuelling an unsustainable rise in Australia’s prison population. Only a shift in resources will bring the figure down
National affairs
25 April 2018
Newspoll’s revised figures suggest that Malcolm Turnbull did better last year than we thought. It’s another reason to give up our obsession with polls
National affairs
23 April 2018
The government is toughening penalties at last, but the regulators can do much more, says a former central banker
National affairs
20 April 2018
Buried in a Treasury report is the data that shows where most of the jobs are going
National affairs
20 April 2018
The second Gonski report has been presented to the federal government, and will soon to be made public. Will it back innovative ideas to improve schools — and if it does, will…
National affairs
19 April 2018
What went wrong when Family First was absorbed by the Australian Conservatives — and what does it say about how people vote?
National affairs
13 April 2018
And the truth about China’s intentions probably lies somewhere between
National affairs
13 April 2018
How did the target become a ceiling?
National affairs
6 April 2018
Automated welfare didn’t end with the robodebt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers
National affairs
5 April 2018
The former treasurer rode a worldwide economic boom to fame; now there are calls for his return to parliament
National affairs
5 April 2018
Party hardheads know that a change of leader would be a disaster. That leaves only one alternative