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National affairs Saul Eslake 13 February 2018 The impact of America’s badly timed stimulus will ripple across the world
National affairs Jeremy Gans 12 February 2018 Thanks to section 44 (and resignations), the current Senate might be the least democratic in Australian history. But it can be fixed National affairs Peter Brent 8 February 2018 The battle for the inner-Melbourne seat is no ordinary by-election for Labor National affairs Ruth Armstrong 8 February 2018 Over-the-counter sales are now a thing of the past. What needs to be done next? National affairs Peter Brent 2 February 2018 Conventional wisdom advises against holding referendums at election time. Conventional wisdom is wrong
National affairs Tim Sherratt 2 February 2018 Three snapshots of Australia’s national archives reveal delays and anomalies in public access
National affairs Rob Sturrock 1 February 2018 A new strategy would start by recognising that the market alone can’t help many jobless Australians find work National affairs Rob Manwaring 26 January 2018 To call Nick Xenophon a populist is to miss the reasons for his remarkable rise National affairs 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 John Quiggin 24 January 2018 The quicker the cryptocurrency reaches its true value the better
National affairs Mike Steketee 23 January 2018 Evidence suggests that Australians aren’t strongly wedded to celebrating a national day on 26 January
National affairs Peter Brent 19 January 2018 Is a Shorten prime ministership just a matter of time? National affairs Michael Dillon 18 January 2018 The federal government’s bargaining position will worsen the shortage of homes in remote communities National affairs 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 Brent 12 January 2018 With the right team, the next election could bury race-based campaigning once and for all
National affairs Brendan Coates 12 January 2018 Treasury’s advice on negative gearing shows why tax reforms alone won’t solve the housing affordability crisis
National affairs 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 John Quiggin 30 December 2017 Despite the US and Australian governments, attitudes and technology are driving change National affairs 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 National affairs Peter Brent 18 December 2017 A temporary reprieve for Malcolm Turnbull was also a reminder of Bill Shorten’s limitations
National affairs 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
National affairs Lesley Russell 15 December 2017 Governments have yet to create a coherent strategy to help the almost three million Australians providing informal care National affairs Tim Colebatch 14 December 2017 The detailed figures are out at last, and they confirm that One Nation’s preferences barely mattered National affairs 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? National affairs 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
National affairs 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
National affairs 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 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