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Withheld, pending advice
Tim Sherratt
2 February 2018
Three snapshots of Australia’s national archives reveal delays and anomalies in public access
National affairs
Big, impersonal and opaque: how Jobactive is failing jobseekers
Rob Sturrock
1 February 2018
A new strategy would start by recognising that the market alone can’t help many jobless Australians find work
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The popular Mr X
Rob Manwaring
26 January 2018
To call Nick Xenophon a populist is to miss the reasons for his remarkable rise
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Our global backyard
Frank Bongiorno and Darren Pennay
26 January 2018
What happens when Australians are asked to name the most significant historical events of their lifetimes?
National affairs
Bitcoin’s zero-sum game
John Quiggin
24 January 2018
The quicker the cryptocurrency reaches its true value the better
National affairs
It’s time for a new “unifying moment”
Mike Steketee
23 January 2018
Evidence suggests that Australians aren’t strongly wedded to celebrating a national day on 26 January
National affairs
Labor’s turn?
Peter Brent
19 January 2018
Is a Shorten prime ministership just a matter of time?
National affairs
Tactics versus strategy in Indigenous housing
Michael Dillon
18 January 2018
The federal government’s bargaining position will worsen the shortage of homes in remote communities
National affairs
Duchesses and overlords
Graeme Smith
18 January 2018
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Maurice Newman share a deep suspicion of China’s intentions in the Pacific. But the reality doesn’t match their claims
National affairs
Peter Dutton for prime minister!
Peter Brent
12 January 2018
With the right team, the next election could bury race-based campaigning once and for all
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There’s no silver bullet when it comes to housing affordability
Brendan Coates
12 January 2018
Treasury’s advice on negative gearing shows why tax reforms alone won’t solve the housing affordability crisis
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Tandberg and the teachers
Bill Hannan
11 January 2018
Before he joined the
Age
, Ron Tandberg played a key role in Victorian teachers’ campaign for professional recognition
National affairs
Why 2017 was a good year for climate
John Quiggin
30 December 2017
Despite the US and Australian governments, attitudes and technology are driving change
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Broad church blues
Paul Rodan
21 December 2017
The Coalition has weathered periods of disunity before, but this time there’s the added problem of ructions within the National Party
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Bennelong break
Peter Brent
18 December 2017
A temporary reprieve for Malcolm Turnbull was also a reminder of Bill Shorten’s limitations
National affairs
Is Malcolm Turnbull out of the danger zone?
Rodney Tiffen
15 December 2017
Political year in review
| A lack of state or federal leadership coups made for an unusual year in Australian politics. And the strangeness didn’t end there
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Who cares for the carers?
Lesley Russell
15 December 2017
Governments have yet to create a coherent strategy to help the almost three million Australians providing informal care
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Queensland: a final note on preferences
Tim Colebatch
14 December 2017
The detailed figures are out at last, and they confirm that One Nation’s preferences barely mattered
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Geoffrey Rush’s day in court
Sally McCausland
11 December 2017
The scene is set for a showdown in the Federal Court next year, as the distinguished actor vehemently defends his reputation. But how is the case likely to unfold?
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How Labor could fight back in inner Melbourne
Tim Colebatch
11 December 2017
Dig a little deeper into the result of the Northcote by-election, and there’s hope yet for Labor in what was starting to look like Greens territory
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Queensland resolved at last, with national implications
Tim Colebatch
11 December 2017
With four state elections and a national poll on the horizon, it’s worth looking more closely at what happened north of the Tweed
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Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal Party’s identity problem
Norman Abjorensen
11 December 2017
Bad luck has played a part, but that doesn’t explain why the PM has had such a bad year
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Papers, please!
Jeremy Gans
8 December 2017
Parliament’s citizenship register is packed with declarations. Not all of them are terribly illuminating, but that’s not necessarily the fault of the MPs
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In search of a national housing strategy
Peter Mares
6 December 2017
Canada is showing the way, but the funds need to start flowing — and that means biting the bullet on tax
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Housing taxes: getting from here to there
Peter Mares
4 December 2017
A shift to a property tax will make the housing market fairer and more efficient, and researchers have come up with a practical way to do it
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Sam Dastyari and the thousands of years of Chinese history
Antonia Finnane
4 December 2017
The historical record doesn’t support the claims repeated by the senator from New South Wales
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Dates with destiny
Peter Brent
4 December 2017
Barnaby Joyce triumphs, but the thirtieth bad Newspoll in a row draws inexorably closer
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In Queensland, the count continues
Tim Colebatch
1 December 2017
A Labor government is certain, but beyond that it’s Brisbane versus the rest
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Does public housing have a community-run future?
Peter Mares
30 November 2017
Projects in Australia and Britain are showing how social housing can be more nimble and responsive
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What Queensland tells us about the future
Peter Brent
27 November 2017
A shift in voting patterns interacted with compulsory preferences to produce a dramatic election count. Is this what we should expect in future federal elections?
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