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National affairs Tim Colebatch 17 February 2017 Malcolm Turnbull is staking his government on policies that are widely opposed and hard to defend
National affairs Peter Kennedy 14 February 2017 A blizzard of factors makes the election result next month hard to pick National affairs Rob Hoffman 10 February 2017 The prospects aren’t good for Cory Bernardi and the parties of the disaffected Australian right National affairs Giles Parkinson 10 February 2017 The Coalition is chasing the wrong target, despite all the evidence National affairs Jane Goodall 8 February 2017 There’s plenty of politics on ABC TV’s weekly evening marathon, but is the national broadcaster taking it all seriously enough?
National affairs Peter Brent 8 February 2017 Cory Bernardi’s defection is unlikely to excite voters or inflict lasting damage on the government
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 8 February 2017 This week’s events underline the fact that Liberals are still struggling with the question of how they can be more than simply an anti-Labor party National affairs Marian Sawer & Anika Gauja 1 February 2017 New rules for parliamentary entitlements will improve transparency and accountability. But do they go far enough? National affairs Norman Abjorensen 27 January 2017 Political life has always had an ambivalent relationship with verifiable facts National affairs Peter Brent 27 January 2017 Translating the national vote into a fair election result shouldn’t be too hard. But neither the United States nor Australia has cracked it
National affairs Lesley Russell 23 January 2017 A strong minister will look beyond doctors and hospitals to improve Australians’ health
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 19 January 2017 A remarkable drop in polling figures preceded Mike Baird’s resignation announcement today National affairs Peter Brent 6 January 2017 There are many reasons why Western Australia’s government could change in March. Then there are the wild cards, including One Nation National affairs Peter Brent 28 December 2016 Electorally speaking, Cory Bernardi is on the wrong Coalition faultline National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 December 2016 The government still won’t acknowledge why the deficit isn’t going away, but it’s not too late to take some simple steps
National affairs William Coleman 19 December 2016 Is Australia caught in a Panglossian clench? The editor of Only in Australia responds to Inside Story’s review
National affairs Tessa Morris-Suzuki 16 December 2016 Controversy over a statue in the city’s inner west has deep historical roots National affairs Jon Altman 16 December 2016 The abolition of Community Development Employment Projects has undermined economic renewal in remote Indigenous communities National affairs Norman Abjorensen 9 December 2016 The political year is drawing to a close with government increasingly in the hands of the Liberal Party’s most conservative MPs National affairs Henry Sherrell & Peter Mares & Anna Boucher 9 December 2016 Making migrants “provisional” risks Australia’s multicultural success
National affairs Peter Brent 8 December 2016 Does New Zealand have a simple recipe for political success?
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 28 November 2016 Australia isn’t entirely immune to the forces unleashed in Europe and the United States National affairs Peter Brent 18 November 2016 Malcolm Turnbull is just the latest victim of Australia’s political system National affairs Tim Colebatch 18 November 2016 It’s hardly surprising that the International Monetary Fund has urged the federal government to spend more on infrastructure National affairs Gabrielle Appleby 15 November 2016 George Brandis’s backdown is only the first step in clarifying and protecting the role of this key legal officer
National affairs Mike Steketee 11 November 2016 Donald Trump’s support partly reflects genuine economic uncertainties and fears. For Australian governments, the lessons are clear
National affairs Tony Blackshield 3 November 2016 The composition of the Senate could rest on the complex issues raised by the cases of Bob Day and Rodney Culleton. And in the background is attorney-general George Brandis’s… National affairs Sam Tyrer 2 November 2016 The Bali Process on forced migration made progress this year, but will governments implement its recommendations? National affairs Jane Goodall 26 October 2016 One man and two-and-a-half thousand listeners – economist Thomas Piketty takes to the stage at the Sydney Opera House National affairs Peter Mares 25 October 2016 Changes to migration rules over the past two decades have made it progressively harder to bring ageing parents to Australia. But does a new policy – promised in the heat of…