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National affairs John Quiggin 20 March 2023 The latest Productivity Commission report marks the end of an era
National affairs Harry Hobbs 17 March 2023 Most state and territory governments have commenced negotiations with First Nation peoples National affairs Hamish McDonald 14 March 2023 The AUKUS submarine announcement has immediately raised thorny questions about cost, timing and design National affairs John Quiggin 9 March 2023 Despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and despite China’s investment in coal, the signs are encouraging National affairs Peter Brent 3 March 2023 Does the timing of the government’s superannuation tax reforms make any electoral sense?
National affairs Daniel Reeders 22 February 2023 In a remarkable turnaround, the TGA has eased restrictions on the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA. But will the benefits be fairly spread?
National affairs Peter Brent 15 February 2023 There are good reasons to be sceptical about recent polling on the Voice referendum National affairs Chris Bonnor 7 February 2023 The rising number of selective government schools is harming other students. But could those schools become part of a better solution? National affairs Robert Horvath 6 February 2023 Australia’s fringe Russian nationalist movement has worrying international links National affairs Tim Colebatch 27 January 2023 Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition?
National affairs Margaret Simons 27 January 2023 The robot can tell you what everyone else thinks — and that creates an opportunity for journalists
National affairs Daniel Reeders 24 January 2023 The government’s cuts to Medicare rebates for psychological counselling misunderstand the nature of mental illness National affairs Peter Brent 23 January 2023 Plenty, in fact, so the government needs to avoid getting derailed by the Voice’s critics (and some of its friends) National affairs Tim Rowse 23 January 2023 Have critics overlooked what the opposition leader didn’t ask? National affairs Hamish McDonald 19 January 2023 Of all Scott Morrison’s poorly conceived initiatives, why has Labor stuck with AUKUS and its nuclear-powered submarines?
National affairs Tim Rowse 23 December 2022 Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Noel Pearson’s clash over the Voice masks a more complicated picture
National affairs Daniel Reeders 14 December 2022 When can we say an epidemic is over? National affairs Lesley Russell 6 December 2022 … is worth a pound of cure — which is why we need an Australian Centre for Disease Control charged with doing both National affairs Tim Colebatch 27 November 2022 Dan Andrews’s government has cause for celebration — and plenty on its plate National affairs Judith Ireland 25 November 2022 Labor promised a more respectful, diverse and family-friendly parliament. Has it delivered?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 November 2022 Polls have inevitably tightened in Victoria, and the shape of the upper house continues to be anyone’s bet
National affairs Barbara Pocock 18 November 2022 A first-time senator is fascinated and alarmed National affairs Tim Colebatch 16 November 2022 The mood has shifted during the current election campaign, but the Liberals aren’t likely to be the beneficiaries National affairs Mark Baker 11 November 2022 While the Australian War Memorial lavishes $500 million on its controversial extension, wartime service records go undigitised National affairs Rodney Tiffen 2 November 2022 Once a key player in Rupert Murdoch’s Australian empire, Ken Cowley ended up on the outer
National affairs Daniel Reeders 31 October 2022 $8 billion lost each year in Medicare fraud, errors and over-servicing? The evidence doesn’t add up
National affairs Tim Colebatch 26 October 2022 Labor’s first budget is a good start, but the treasurer’s roll-up-your-sleeves attitude still needs to be applied to some tough challenges National affairs Liam Weeks 19 October 2022 Ireland provides one model for how a presidency can work within a parliamentary system National affairs Tim Colebatch 14 October 2022 A grown-up conversation about how we fund better services is long overdue National affairs James Murphy 7 October 2022 Will Victoria’s healthcare bidding war really benefit the opening bidder?