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National affairs Stephen Mills 5 December 2014 Labor’s campaigning in Victoria had a lineage stretching back to community activist Saul Alinsky via Barack Obama, writes Stephen Mills
National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 December 2014 The budget’s shortcomings don’t end with the fairness problem, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs Peter Browne 28 November 2014 The polls are showing how far the Coalition has drifted from the mainstream, writes Peter Browne. The problems go back to well before the May budget National affairs Fergus Green 21 November 2014 As the dust settles after the US–China climate announcement and Australia’s G20 climate debacle, Fergus Green takes a closer look at the Abbott… National affairs Peter Brent 21 November 2014 The challenges of dealing with a fragmented Palmer United Party are a reminder that the major parties are struggling with low levels of primary support, writes Peter Brent
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 November 2014 In the long run, the enemy of my enemy isn’t always my friend, writes Norman Abjorensen. It’s a mistake that’s proving costly for the Liberals
National affairs Jessie Blackbourn 13 November 2014 Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has pointed to Britain’s parliamentary oversight of security agencies as a way of moderating Australia’s latest security laws. In… National affairs Our higher education correspondent 10 November 2014 At the heart of the controversial events at the Perth-based university is the nature of the relationship between chancellors and vice-chancellors National affairs Antje Missbach & Anne Mcnevin 5 November 2014 Australia is sending dubious messages to Indonesian fishing communities, write Antje Missbach and Anne McNevin National affairs Peter Brent 30 October 2014 Opposing changes to the GST is unlikely to benefit Labor’s election prospects
National affairs Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 22 October 2014 Gonski got it right, and in the years since he reported his findings have become more relevant than ever, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd
National affairs Geoff Heriot 17 October 2014 Australians buying a used car benefit from clear consumer safeguards, writes Geoff Heriot. Why not accord voters similar protection from the excesses of campaigning politicians? National affairs Dean Ashenden 14 October 2014 The federal government review of Labor’s national curriculum failed to provoke the furore most observers were expecting. Dean Ashenden looks at why National affairs Anne McNevin, Damir Mitric, Klaus Neumann & Savitri Taylor & Peter Mares 13 October 2014 It’s time to fundamentally rethink Australia’s approach to asylum seekers, free of narrow assumptions about what’s politically feasible, write Anne … National affairs Peter Brent 6 October 2014 A Labor think tank has given a timely warning about the seductive appeal of triumphs past, says Peter Brent
National affairs Jessie Blackbourn 2 October 2014 Rushed legislation and hastily extended sunset clauses make for bad anti-terrorism policy, argues Jessie Blackbourn
National affairs Lesley Russell 26 September 2014 Lesley Russell looks at what the draft recommendations of the competition policy review mean for health policy and services National affairs Henry Reynolds 25 September 2014 The militarisation of Australia’s history has begun to reflect back on the present and change our political practice, argues Henry Reynolds National affairs Dean Ashenden 24 September 2014 The federal government's competition review is disastrously wrong about education, writes Dean Ashenden National affairs Stephen Mills 19 September 2014 Private secretary, chief of staff, enforcer? Stephen Mills looks at the role of the prime minister’s most influential gatekeeper
National affairs Peter Brent 19 September 2014 There’s a case for encouraging popular but defeated MPs to throw their hats back into the ring, argues Peter Brent
National affairs John Doyle 8 September 2014 The choice between politically charged cross-subsidies and direct government subsidies has always been a feature of Australian telecommunications policy-making, writes John Doyle National affairs Peter Brent 7 September 2014 Despite the commentary, there’s no evidence that a significant number of voters want a prime minister on war footing, writes Peter Brent National affairs Peter McPhee 1 September 2014 Christopher Pyne says there is no alternative to his deregulatory reforms. The evidence suggests otherwise, writes Peter McPhee National affairs Peter Brent 21 August 2014 When “Howard’s battlers” defected from Labor in 1996, political commentators shifted their focus to Sydney’s western suburbs, writes Peter Brent.…
National affairs John Quiggin 18 August 2014 No arguments seem to sway right-wing politicians and commentators in the United States and Australia, says John Quiggin. Will we have to wait for demography to do its work?
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 12 August 2014 Labor and the Coalition are caught between vying for the middle ground and differentiating themselves in the political marketplace. Behind it all, there’s one vital… National affairs Graeme Orr 11 August 2014 The free speech debate has been marked by selectivity and score-settling, writes Graeme Orr National affairs Peter Brent 7 August 2014 What happens when you add a hypothetical to a hypothetical? Peter Brent casts a sceptical eye over the polling industry National affairs Peter Whiteford 5 August 2014 The post-budget debate reveals two fundamentally different worldviews, writes Peter Whiteford