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National affairs Tim Dwyer 20 July 2011 Steady concentration has been a feature of the Australian media landscape; the legislative challenge is to take advantage of the shift in sentiment, argues Tim Dwyer
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 18 July 2011 News Limited does some things very well, writes Geoffrey Barker. Self-analysis isn’t one of them National affairs Frank Jotzo 13 July 2011 The speed of carbon reduction is hard to predict, writes Frank Jotzo, but we’ll certainly need to do some serious spending National affairs Fergus Green 13 July 2011 Fergus Green unpacks the carbon pricing package to discover, at its core, a tension between fundamentally different visions for the future of Australia’s economy… National affairs Peter Whiteford 12 July 2011 Peter Whiteford assesses the government’s package of compensation measures
National affairs Peter Whiteford 11 July 2011 Australia redistributes more to the poorest fifth of the population than virtually any other OECD country, writes Peter Whiteford
National affairs Paul Rodan 11 July 2011 A Liberal decision to direct preferences away from the Greens could hit the party hard in the lower house, writes Paul Rodan. But the evidence suggests that not all… National affairs Brian Toohey 7 July 2011 Fewer and cheaper submarines would do the job, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 27 June 2011 Progress in reducing nuclear weapons is slow, writes Geoffrey Barker, and biological weapons have received much less attention National affairs Melissa Sweet 16 June 2011 A growing movement among US healthcare professionals is arguing that medical treatment can cause more harm than good, reports Melissa Sweet
National affairs Brian Toohey 9 June 2011 Australians have as little idea about why we are fighting in Afghanistan as they had about why we entered the first world war, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Melissa Sweet 7 June 2011 Public health nurses at the 11th Street Family Health Services Center are committed to developing long-term relationships with the community, reports Melissa Sweet National affairs Norman Abjorensen 1 June 2011 Labor and the Coalition need to recognise that the Greens are part of political reality, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Graeme Orr 31 May 2011 Political advertising isn’t new, but third-party ads are a relatively recent, unregulated and potentially influential feature of political debate in Australia, writes… National affairs David Stephens 22 May 2011 Drawing on newly released FOI documents, David Stephens examines a case of over-building in Canberra
National affairs Daniel Nethery 20 May 2011 The federal budget changes to family benefits will create a better-targeted system that more adequately covers the cost of raising children, writes Daniel Nethery
National affairs Kieran Finnane 18 May 2011 Kieran Finnane reports on how Alice Springs is responding to its surge in population National affairs Andrew Leigh 13 May 2011 Andrew Leigh looks at evidence of growing inequality in OECD countries National affairs James Panichi 13 May 2011 James Panichi updates his account of the reform of Australia’s federal environmental legislation National affairs Peter Whiteford 12 May 2011 We need to be clear about the nature of the problem before judging the value of new measures, writes Peter Whiteford
National affairs Chris Bonnor 11 May 2011 Do schools determine the performance of students, or do students determine the performance of schools? Chris Bonnor investigates
National affairs Klaus Neumann 9 May 2011 There’s an opportunity in the agreement with Malaysia, but the government isn’t likely to take it, writes Klaus Neumann National affairs Savitri Taylor 9 May 2011 The Gillard government has taken two steps forward and one step back in its efforts to deal with irregular arrivals by boat, writes Savitri Taylor National affairs Ellie Rennie 9 May 2011 Broadband will soon reach small communities in remote Australia. But a few details need to be sorted out first… National affairs Brian Toohey 5 May 2011 Julia Gillard has a puzzling attachment to the bracing qualities of war – even wars her Labor predecessors opposed – writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 19 April 2011 As scrutiny of the defence forces recedes, it’s starting to look like business as usual, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Julian Thomas 7 April 2011 What does the government really want from its review of media policy, asks Julian Thomas National affairs Brian Toohey 6 April 2011 The prime minister is losing sight of why governments reform, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Tony Smith 1 April 2011 In New South Wales, the bishops opposed the Greens and the Coalition sought a record majority. Both aspirations have created problems for the future, writes Tony Smith National affairs Norman Abjorensen 30 March 2011 A former high-profile lawyer who rose rapidly in politics but was dumped as leader by his own party… Yes, Robert Menzies did bounce back, writes Norman Abjorensen