National affairs
4 May 2017
A successful Gonski version 2 is essential – but far from sufficient – for genuine school reform
National affairs
4 May 2017
It’s day nine of a classic News Corp–Coalition culture-war crusade
National affairs
3 May 2017
The Victorian government needs to take a longer view in framing budget policy
National affairs
3 May 2017
And how much did Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign narrow the margin? The Australian Electoral Study has its answers
National affairs
1 May 2017
Governments are favouring the easy but ineffectual options for reform
National affairs
27 April 2017
In the first of two articles, the Grattan Institute describes the profound effects of housing costs across the economy.
National affairs
27 April 2017
The sting in the tail of the new citizenship rules is a wholly unrealistic English-language hurdle
National affairs
27 April 2017
Diary of a Climate Scientist | What happens when a scientist is about to become a parent?
National affairs
24 April 2017
A lot happened in the past fortnight. But not much happened in Newspoll
National affairs
24 April 2017
Victoria could experience two shortlived governments in a row unless Labor can lift its performance in key areas
National affairs
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
20 April 2017
Adjusting the intake in response to shifts in employment makes long-term sense
National affairs
19 April 2017
How should authorities deal with a fast-growing electoral roll that hasn’t translated into a comparable lift in voting?
National affairs
19 April 2017
More information about the creative process will help unblock the law reform debate
National affairs
19 April 2017
Leaders turned wreckers have played a notorious role in Australian politics. Tony Abbott seems determined to continue the tradition, regardless of the growing anger among his…
National affairs
11 April 2017
Three bad by-election results have increased the pressure on the first female Liberal premier of New South Wales. But an election is still two years away
National affairs
7 April 2017
While the Liberals deal with a series of setbacks, their Coalition partner is facing challenges of its own
National affairs
5 April 2017
It’s almost certainly too late for any leader to derail progress towards a decarbonised global economy
National affairs
5 April 2017
The campaign to hide the full truth of Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war continues
National affairs
31 March 2017
Who will lead the government to near-certain defeat at the next federal election?
National affairs
31 March 2017
With a Queensland election on the horizon, the party is still coming to terms with the size of the WA loss
National affairs
31 March 2017
Tomorrow’s drug price reductions are good news, but more can be done to control spending on pharmaceuticals
National affairs
28 March 2017
Fortunately, though, there are four things we can do in the short term to alleviate the problem
National affairs
21 March 2017
A promising federal government homelessness strategy dissipated for lack of funding and political will
National affairs
21 March 2017
Election results in Western Australia and Austria show how unpopular populist policies can be
National affairs
17 March 2017
Injustices sometimes need to be resisted unlawfully, as critics of Sally McManus should know
National affairs
16 March 2017
A true story of government controls, utility privatisations, and the incentive to export
National affairs
15 March 2017
New PISA results confirm that the social makeup of schools affects the performance of individual students
National affairs
13 March 2017
Mark McGowan’s win in Western Australia is good news for Bill Shorten – though not necessarily in the way you’d expect
National affairs
13 March 2017
WA Labor should immediately tackle the upper house gerrymander – and the federal Coalition needs to use the budget to get back on track