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National affairs 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
National affairs 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 National affairs 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 National affairs Antonia Finnane 4 December 2017 The historical record doesn’t support the claims repeated by the senator from New South Wales National affairs Peter Brent 4 December 2017 Barnaby Joyce triumphs, but the thirtieth bad Newspoll in a row draws inexorably closer
National affairs Tim Colebatch 1 December 2017 A Labor government is certain, but beyond that it’s Brisbane versus the rest
National affairs Peter Mares 30 November 2017 Projects in Australia and Britain are showing how social housing can be more nimble and responsive National affairs 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? National affairs Lesley Russell 27 November 2017 The growing dominance of private providers has led to lower standards of care. But will baby boomers put up with it? National affairs Tim Colebatch 26 November 2017 Historically low support for the major parties has contributed to a result that’s still too close to call
National affairs Graeme Dobell 23 November 2017 The government’s foreign policy white paper attempts a delicate balancing act
National affairs Tim Colebatch 21 November 2017 A shock by-election in Victoria has boosted optimism among Greens. But does electoral geography support their wider hopes? National affairs Frank Bongiorno 19 November 2017 Perhaps the most interesting results of the marriage-equality survey were to be seen outside the eastern capitals National affairs Jeremy Gans 19 November 2017 The process for replacing senators means we could be in for a long series of High Court hearings. Will the 2016 election never end? National affairs Peter Brent 15 November 2017 Both votes are a test for the government, but the second has suddenly become less predictable
National affairs Brett Evans 15 November 2017 Eleven MPs elected to Queensland parliament in 1998, and then the cracks began appearing. Will it happen again?
National affairs Margaret Simons 14 November 2017 Where is the ABC heading? Michelle Guthrie’s latest announcement doesn’t make the future much clearer National affairs Tim Colebatch 14 November 2017 Bad drafting, bad interpretation and bad politics have contributed to an unnecessary crisis. The solution is in the hands of parliament National affairs Jeremy Gans 13 November 2017 The dual citizenship story is far from over — and perhaps it was Barnaby Joyce who hit the nail on the head National affairs David Clune 13 November 2017 Malcolm Turnbull’s loss of a majority in parliament has at least one illuminating precedent
National affairs Michael Gordon 12 November 2017 The Howard government’s resolution of a similar crisis in 2005 points the way
National affairs Dean Ashenden 9 November 2017 How can money make an educational difference? In his submission to the second Gonski review, Dean Ashenden offered some suggestions National affairs Jane Goodall 7 November 2017 Television | Four Corners played an important role in exploring the Paradise Papers. But did it choose the right targets? National affairs Tessa Morris-Suzuki 6 November 2017 Malcolm Turnbull could have responded in any of three ways to New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees. Either of the two alternatives he rejected would have been more just and… National affairs Jeremy Gans 3 November 2017 The High Court thinks establishing citizenship is straightforward. Our correspondent thinks otherwise
National affairs Sally McCausland 2 November 2017 Chris Gayle’s courtroom win shows the risks of the global campaign to expose alleged sexual predators
National affairs Peter Brent 1 November 2017 Labor can implement key Uluru Statement proposals, and it doesn’t need a referendum to do it National affairs Peter Browne 1 November 2017 Australia’s offshore detention system hasn’t just been devastating for its victims, it’s also been bad for the Coalition and Labor National affairs Graeme Orr 31 October 2017 You could blame Campbell Newman’s bulldozer for the inertia in Queensland, if only the triumph of process wasn’t a problem elsewhere as well National affairs Tom Griffiths 31 October 2017 Malcolm Turnbull is the latest leader to rebuff carefully developed Indigenous proposals