National affairs
26 June 2012
Despite first impressions, the High Court's decision in the chaplaincy case was far from a clear victory for federalism. Graeme Orr looks at what it means for how the…
National affairs
25 June 2012
There was no golden age for newspapers, writes Geoffrey Barker. Which means we shouldn’t be too pessimistic about the future
National affairs
22 June 2012
Anticipating media coverage is now a key element in the development of Indigenous policy, report Kerry McCallum and Lisa Waller
National affairs
14 June 2012
Amid tumbling international carbon markets and calls to weaken the carbon pricing scheme, Fergus Green makes the case for retaining an Australian carbon price floor
National affairs
14 June 2012
The system needs attitudinal change as much as it needs Nicola Roxon’s proposed legislative reforms, writes Sean Brennan
National affairs
5 June 2012
A timeless guide for politicians with a sting in the tail
National affairs
5 June 2012
Scott Ewing finds the source of a baffling statistic
National affairs
31 May 2012
The Australian has it wrong at every step in its attack on Margaret Simons and the Finkelstein inquiry, writes Rodney Tiffen
National affairs
24 May 2012
A rancorous twenty months in federal politics has overshadowed the legislative achievements, argues Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
10 May 2012
Peter Whiteford looks at the equity impact of the federal budget – and finds that the Rudd–Gillard government has done far more for less well-off pensioners…
National affairs
8 May 2012
Was it the economics or the politics of John Hewson’s Fightback! strategy that failed, asks Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
30 April 2012
As politicians take the razor to state and federal “complementary” climate policies, Fergus Green examines their role with the federal carbon price looming
National affairs
11 April 2012
Graeme Dobell reviews two very different analyses of Western intelligence services
National affairs
5 April 2012
The Liberals have displaced Labor as Australia’s tribal political force, writes Norman Abjorensen, and that makes Malcolm Turnbull an odd person out
National affairs
5 April 2012
One vital question has been overlooked in the coverage of the federal government’s My University website, writes Dean Ashenden. Why duplicate a service that already exists?
National affairs
3 April 2012
The NSW attorney-general has taken the politically risky step of trying to reduce the prison population, writes Robert Milliken
National affairs
2 April 2012
The new allegations about News Corp fit a wider pattern of cooperation between media companies, pirates and hackers, write Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas
National affairs
27 March 2012
Pundits are predicting a long period of opposition for Queensland Labor, writes Brian Costar, but Campbell Newman faces his own challenges
National affairs
26 March 2012
If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system
National affairs
19 March 2012
Up against cumbersome major parties, Bob Katter’s Australian Party has fielded a better-than-expected group of candidates, writes Jane Goodall. But the leader has…
National affairs
14 March 2012
A major constitutional crisis was narrowly avoided in Victoria, write Alistair Harkness and Brian Costar, but its cause hasn’t gone away
Books & arts
6 March 2012
Despite the reaction of the press, the Finkelstein inquiry’s key recommendation deserves support, writes Graeme Orr
National affairs
6 March 2012
In the second of a two-part series examining the future of Australian climate policy, Fergus Green shows how Australia remains wedded to a model of international climate…
National affairs
4 March 2012
The transition from state to federal politics is rarely smooth, writes Norman Abjorensen. But Bob Carr could be one of the exceptions
National affairs
29 February 2012
The Gonski report has brought together an enormous body of evidence to show why equity must be at the centre of school policy, writes Chris Bonnor, and has decisively…
National affairs
27 February 2012
By challenging – and decisively losing – Kevin Rudd has at least done Julia Gillard a favour or two, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
24 February 2012
Strongly argued, thoroughly evidenced, and unlikely to succeed. Dean Ashenden looks at the Gonski report on school funding
National affairs
24 February 2012
Lesley Russell analyses the figures in the prime minister’s 2012 report
National affairs
23 February 2012
Julia Gillard has finally explained the events of mid 2010, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
23 February 2012
The AFL and the NRL’s grievance against Optus is far from the epic battle that's been portrayed in the coverage, writes Scott Ewing