National affairs
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
16 May 2017
Australia’s pioneering laws, likely to survive the latest legal actions, are having an impact around the world
National affairs
15 May 2017
With Labor implacably opposed, the Greens must play a positive role in the Senate
National affairs
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
12 May 2017
After a forty-year detour, are we heading towards a plan envisaged in 1973?
National affairs
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
10 May 2017
The budget highlights the government’s preference for cosmetic rather than consequential changes in housing policy
National affairs
9 May 2017
Mark Latham isn’t the first Australian politician to journey across the political spectrum
National affairs
8 May 2017
Hospitalisation can take a heavy toll on patients, but there are ways of reducing its impact
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