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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 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?