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National affairs Peter Brent 7 June 2017 Like their Australian counterparts, British frontrunners often lose support during election campaigns
National affairs Saul Eslake 6 June 2017 Is Australia doing enough to reduce inequality? National affairs Lesley Russell 6 June 2017 Despite the government’s resolve to defuse Labor’s Medicare attacks, the federal budget isn’t looking so generous under scrutiny National affairs Gabrielle Appleby 29 May 2017 Each part of the comprehensive settlement released in Uluru has international precedents National affairs Brendan Coates, John Daley & Trent Wiltshire 29 May 2017 It’s not so much the banks’ balance sheets we should be worried about, it’s the economy-wide impact of much larger household debts
National affairs Paul Rodan 26 May 2017 Fifty years ago this weekend, Australians voted on two constitutional changes. One of them was defeated, and that’s still influencing election results today
National affairs Peter Brent 25 May 2017 Although poll predictions are unusually hazardous at the moment, the centre generally holds National affairs Gabrielle Appleby & Sean Brennan 19 May 2017 First Nations have reclaimed the recognition process in the lead-up to a landmark gathering at Uluru this month National affairs Michael Gill 19 May 2017 Regardless of who owns Fairfax, it’s time for the company to put content at the centre of its business strategy National affairs Robert Milliken 16 May 2017 Australia’s pioneering laws, likely to survive the latest legal actions, are having an impact around the world
National affairs Tom Greenwell 15 May 2017 With Labor implacably opposed, the Greens must play a positive role in the Senate
National affairs Andrew Dodd 12 May 2017 And he was no slouch on the TV either. Farewell to a great broadcaster and a great friend – as @Colvinius – of Inside Story National affairs Dean Ashenden 12 May 2017 After a forty-year detour, are we heading towards a plan envisaged in 1973? National affairs Tim Colebatch 10 May 2017 The threat from Tony Abbott is no longer taken seriously, and the budget is all the better as a result  National affairs Brendan Coates & John Daley 10 May 2017 The budget highlights the government’s preference for cosmetic rather than consequential changes in housing policy
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 9 May 2017 Mark Latham isn’t the first Australian politician to journey across the political spectrum
National affairs Lesley Russell 8 May 2017 Hospitalisation can take a heavy toll on patients, but there are ways of reducing its impact National affairs Dean Ashenden 4 May 2017 A successful Gonski version 2 is essential – but far from sufficient – for genuine school reform National affairs Peter Brent 4 May 2017 It’s day nine of a classic News Corp–Coalition culture-war crusade National affairs Tim Colebatch 3 May 2017 The Victorian government needs to take a longer view in framing budget policy
National affairs Mike Steketee 3 May 2017 And how much did Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign narrow the margin? The Australian Electoral Study has its answers
National affairs Brendan Coates, John Daley & Trent Wiltshire 1 May 2017 Governments are favouring the easy but ineffectual options for reform National affairs Brendan Coates, John Daley & Trent Wiltshire 27 April 2017 In the first of two articles, the Grattan Institute describes the profound effects of housing costs across the economy. National affairs Henry Sherrell 27 April 2017 The sting in the tail of the new citizenship rules is a wholly unrealistic English-language hurdle National affairs Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick 27 April 2017 Diary of a Climate Scientist | What happens when a scientist is about to become a parent?
National affairs Peter Brent 24 April 2017 A lot happened in the past fortnight. But not much happened in Newspoll
National affairs Paul Rodan 24 April 2017 Victoria could experience two shortlived governments in a row unless Labor can lift its performance in key areas National affairs Peter Mares 20 April 2017 The latest changes to temporary migration are more than a rebranding, but they make a complex system even more complicated and are being sold in a way that damages social cohesion National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 April 2017 Adjusting the intake in response to shifts in employment makes long-term sense National affairs Peter Brent 19 April 2017 How should authorities deal with a fast-growing electoral roll that hasn’t translated into a comparable lift in voting?