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National affairs Savitri Taylor 9 March 2011 If the regional asylum seeker processing centre goes ahead, the only real winner will be the Gillard government, writes Savitri Taylor
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 8 March 2011 Kristina Keneally is about to become the ninth living ex–premier of New South Wales, writes Norman Abjorensen. It's a reminder of what went wrong for the party National affairs Daniel Nethery 8 March 2011 On International Women’s Day, Daniel Nethery examines Australia’s newborn paid parental leave scheme National affairs Chris Bonnor 8 March 2011 My School 2.0 promised improvements, but how much better is this latest version? Chris Bonnor assesses the evidence National affairs Brian Toohey 3 March 2011 The experience of the renewable energy target suggests that a carbon tax will work better than a market-based approach to climate change, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 2 March 2011 Geoffrey Barker reports on a debate about the implications of China’s growing economic and military power
National affairs Rob Manwaring 1 March 2011 Like its British counterpart, the Labor Party is grappling with wider, conflicting trends in political participation, writes Rob Manwaring National affairs Graeme Orr 27 February 2011 Primaries might work in the United States, but that doesn’t mean they’ll translate easily to Australia, argues Graeme Orr National affairs Fergus Green 25 February 2011 Australian climate policy lacks a guiding philosophy National affairs James Gillespie 17 February 2011 Markets and demand are transforming the health system, but the policy debate isn’t catching up, writes James Gillespie
National affairs Frank Jotzo 11 February 2011 The findings of Ross Garnaut’s update reports increase the pressure for Australia to adopt a carbon price, writes Frank Jotzo
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 4 February 2011 Regardless of their long-term significance, China’s defence decisions are creating unease in South Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Brian Toohey 3 February 2011 Left to themselves, many employees would spend the money that goes into superannuation on raising a family, paying off a mortgage or pursuing further education. Compulsion robs… National affairs Geoffrey Barker 20 January 2011 The federal government needs to clarify its policy goals, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Andrew Lynch & Nicola McGarrity 19 January 2011 FROM THE ARCHIVE | The federal government has announced a private inquiry into the treatment of Mamdouh Habib. Australia should follow Canada’s lead and launch an open…
National affairs Jane Goodall 16 January 2011 Unprecedented weather events are now to be expected, but we still don’t expect them, writes our correspondent in Toowoomba
National affairs Paul Barratt 23 December 2010 Democracy not only depends on trust, it thrives on it, writes former intelligence analyst Paul Barratt. But the WikiLeaks cables show that Australian political leaders… National affairs Tony Kevin 10 December 2010 WikiLeaks is the product of a time of great stress in the international system, argues Tony Kevin National affairs Brian Toohey 9 December 2010 A casual reference to the use of force underlines the flaws in Kevin Rudd’s thinking about Australia’s largest trading partner, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 9 December 2010 The WikiLeaks revelations about Kevin Rudd’s views on China show that the foreign minister is well within the mainstream of western thinking, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Peter Whiteford 7 December 2010 Since 1996 Newstart for a single person has fallen from around 54 per cent to 45 per cent of the after-tax minimum wage, writes Peter Whiteford. It isn’t enough to live on
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 2 December 2010 Forty-one years after the declaration of the principle of equal pay, we’re still not there, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Nicholas Gruen 23 November 2010 Public–private partnerships have turned out to be an expensive way of plugging infrastructure gaps, writes Nicholas Gruen. The evidence shows that governments need… National affairs John Quiggin 22 November 2010 The agreement delivered few, if any, of the benefits promised by its advocates, writes John Quiggin, but its adverse consequences have also been more limited than many… National affairs Sara Dowse 18 November 2010 American-born Sara Dowse traces the career of American-born NSW premier Kristina Keneally
National affairs Jock Given 18 November 2010 Officials from Australia and eight other Pacific countries meet in Auckland on 6 December to begin their fourth round of negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.…
National affairs John Langmore 9 November 2010 Norway has taken the lead in peacemaking and other international initiatives, writes John Langmore. Australia can learn from its example National affairs Brian Toohey 3 November 2010 Buybacks aren’t the only way to reduce the amount of water being taken out of the system, argues Brian Toohey National affairs Milind Sathye 28 October 2010 Joe Hockey is right – the banks are doing very well indeed. But reducing their power isn’t simple, writes Milind Sathye National affairs Stephen Howes 26 October 2010 Climate change efforts are becoming more decentralised, writes Stephen Howes, so we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach