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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 With climate change efforts becoming more decentralised, we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 22 October 2010 Barnaby Joyce praising Canberra? It’s a reminder of the mixed feelings evoked by the national capital, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Brian Toohey 6 October 2010 The parliamentary debate on the war needs to face up to its costs and the lack of progress, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Daniel Nethery 6 October 2010 The expanded Education Tax Refund should be on the list of election promises up for reappraisal, writes Daniel Nethery National affairs Geoffrey Barker 29 September 2010 The army’s response to the leaked email from Afghanistan betrays internal tension and an intolerance of outside scrutiny, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Brian Costar & Peter Browne 28 September 2010 Despite vast differences in the way elections are run in the US and Australia, we have one thing in common – allegations of voter fraud. But where is the evidence?
National affairs Brian Costar & Peter Browne 24 September 2010 The figures are in: almost 3,252,000 eligible Australians didn’t cast a valid vote in last month’s election, write Brian Costar and Peter Browne National affairs John Daley & Tristan Edis 23 September 2010 Although a price on carbon will mean real changes to parts of the Australian economy, write John Daley and Tristan Edis, its impact on most industries will be small National affairs Rodney Tiffen 22 September 2010 Labor is still deciding who will review its election performance and how far back they will go for clues as to why the party nearly lost. Rodney Tiffen starts the ball… National affairs Geoffrey Barker 16 September 2010 Sometimes it’s a hard party to believe in. But Labor’s ledger has more black ink than red, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Peter Browne 10 September 2010 Every Australian state and territory has experienced a minority government over the past twenty years. And it’s a surprisingly strong field
National affairs Mark Thirwell 9 September 2010 How will the world economy look in 2025? Mark Thirlwell looks at the consensus view – and the possibility of a few surprises National affairs Brian Toohey 8 September 2010 How should Australia respond to the changing power balance in the region, asks Brian Toohey National affairs Kate Crowley 6 September 2010 It’s so far, so good, for Tasmania’s Greens-backed minority government, writes Kate Crowley National affairs Brian Costar & David Hayward 3 September 2010 In Victoria, Steve Bracks’s minority government transformed a knife-edge win into electoral longevity and parliamentary reform, write Brian Costar and David Hayward
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 September 2010 Minority government in South Australia produced a novel solution that challenged the way the Westminster system has worked in Australia, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Brian Costar and Jennifer Curtin 28 August 2010 A generation of independent MPs has quietly risen in state and federal parliaments. Brian Costar and Jennifer Curtin look at their motivations, role and significance National affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2010 The sudden rise to influence of the independent MPs is a challenge to the two-party system and how it’s reported National affairs Terry Lane 25 August 2010 In this interview with Terry Lane, first broadcast in 2002, the newly independent MP discusses why he joined the Nationals, and why he left National affairs Jock Given 23 August 2010 Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there’s not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given