National affairs
12 June 2018
The man most likely to be Australia’s next prime minister looks best up close
National affairs
11 June 2018
People want decisions not delays, argues the attorney-general. But do they want the wrong decision?
National affairs
8 June 2018
The debate about the Turnbull government’s income tax cuts is being sidetracked by misconceptions
National affairs
7 June 2018
Let’s clear up any confusion about the size of the Chinese economy
National affairs
4 June 2018
It’s time to think outside the square on asylum seekers
National affairs
4 June 2018
Can Australia learn from India’s war on waste?
National affairs
1 June 2018
Critics say that high earners are paying too much tax. What does the evidence say?
National affairs
1 June 2018
Wayne Swan looks back on twenty-five years in politics, and a big mistake
National affairs
29 May 2018
Are restrictive defamation laws discouraging Australian women from coming forward?
National affairs
29 May 2018
How do we chart a better way through the Constitution’s cross-currents?
National affairs
28 May 2018
Revoking Adani’s environmental approvals won’t create “sovereign risk” (and nor would most other government decisions)
National affairs
25 May 2018
The starter’s gun has gone off, provoking its own blast of controversy
National affairs
23 May 2018
Much-anticipated changes to Victoria’s political finance laws favour the big parties and fall short of full transparency
National affairs
23 May 2018
South Australia’s decision to expand ICAC’s powers raises thorny questions about the balance between fairness and openness
National affairs
21 May 2018
On the figures, a sympathetic majority in the upper house seems unlikely after the next election
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?