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National affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2012 Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree
National affairs Savitri Taylor 20 August 2012 The federal government has taken the risky punt that bad policies can achieve good results, argues Savitri Taylor in this analysis of the report of the expert panel on… National affairs Erik Eklund 20 August 2012 Understanding the impact of earlier booms can be helpful in preparing towns for the expansion of the mining industry, writes Erik Eklund National affairs Frank Bongiorno 14 August 2012 This independent MP rose from thirty-year-old Armidale councillor to NSW parliamentary speaker. Now he plans to take on Tony Windsor for the Nationals. Frank … National affairs J. Olaf Kleist 10 August 2012 The expert panel on asylum seekers can create the environment for the kind of leadership that has characterised key points in the history of Australia’s migration policy,…
National affairs Jennifer Goh & Nicola McGarrity 2 August 2012 The government has launched an inquiry into the powers of intelligence agencies, and already there are worrying signs, write Jennifer Goh and Nicola McGarrity.…
National affairs Fergus Green 2 August 2012 Our policies have focused on the small portion of emissions that we account for within Australia. It’s time to start thinking about how we can influence emissions beyond our… National affairs Dean Ashenden 2 August 2012 Gonski’s recommendations can work if we keep in mind how they might fail, writes Dean Ashenden National affairs Tony Wood 19 July 2012 Tony Wood proposes an innovative solution to a hard climate policy problem National affairs Geoffrey Barker 19 July 2012 Olympic boosters don’t consider opportunity costs of Olympic competition, writes Geoffrey Barker. Meanwhile, the subsidies and scandals continue
National affairs Chris Bonnor 12 July 2012 Creating better schools is a long and often tortuous process, writes Chris Bonnor. The first step is to focus on policies that can actually work
National affairs Andrew Lynch 9 July 2012 At a time when the court’s decisions are making life complicated for the government, Nicola Roxon is faced with two new appointments to the bench. Andrew Lynch… National affairs Klaus Neumann 2 July 2012 An emotional parliamentary debate failed to come to grips with why people move and why we sometimes worry about it, writes Klaus Neumann National affairs Savitri Taylor 2 July 2012 The amendments to the Migration Act rejected by the Senate would have reduced the incentive for the federal government to pursue refugee protection through the Bali Process… National affairs John Quiggin 28 June 2012 Market liberalism has defined the past three decades, writes John Quiggin, and George Megalogenis provides a valuable guide
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 27 June 2012 Fairfax newspapers are part of the fabric of Australian democracy
National affairs Graeme Orr 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 Geoffrey Barker 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 Kerry McCallum and Lisa Waller 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 Fergus Green 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 Sean Brennan 14 June 2012 The system needs attitudinal change as much as it needs Nicola Roxon’s proposed legislative reforms, writes Sean Brennan
National affairs Brett Evans 5 June 2012 A timeless guide for politicians with a sting in the tail National affairs Scott Ewing 5 June 2012 Scott Ewing finds the source of a baffling statistic National affairs Rodney Tiffen 31 May 2012 The Australian has it wrong at every step in its attack on Margaret Simons and the Finkelstein inquiry National affairs Norman Abjorensen 24 May 2012 A rancorous twenty months in federal politics has overshadowed the legislative achievements, argues Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Peter Whiteford 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 Norman Abjorensen 8 May 2012 Was it the economics or the politics of John Hewson’s Fightback! strategy that failed, asks Norman Abjorensen National affairs Fergus Green 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 Graeme Dobell 11 April 2012 Graeme Dobell reviews two very different analyses of Western intelligence services National affairs Norman Abjorensen 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