National affairs
25 August 2009
Massive public assistance is being given to a dying technology, writes Rob Chalmers, just when electric cars are showing enormous promise
National affairs
24 August 2009
Australia and the west missed an opportunity when they largely ignored a United Nations report on the financial crisis, writes Ross Buckley
National affairs
20 August 2009
New polling confirms that being in charge has a powerful influence on voter perceptions, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
19 August 2009
The release of the government’s security law proposals reveals that the Coalition’s approach still casts a long shadow, writes Andrew Lynch
National affairs
18 August 2009
Good management can turn around fish stocks when fishers are treated as part of the solution, writes Quentin Grafton
National affairs
11 August 2009
The eventful lives and uneventful memoirs of George Reid and Ned Hogan show that politics and self-reflection don’t always go together. Will John Howard follow their…
National affairs
5 August 2009
Is Kevin Rudd a supporter or a critic of neo-liberal policy-making? On the evidence of his approach to climate change, it’s hard to know, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
29 July 2009
Norman Abjorensen, co-author of Australia: The State of Democracy, runs a tape-measure over the nation’s democratic institutions and practices
National affairs
23 July 2009
Liberal Rule avoids the shortcomings of The Howard Years, but has flaws of its own, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
21 July 2009
The credit rating agencies were castigated for their role in the global financial crisis. But while Europe is toughening its regulations, the messages from the United States are…
National affairs
16 July 2009
After a string of inquiries recommending reform, new federal government legislation will create a security law monitor. It’s not a perfect plan but it’s a strong…
National affairs
16 July 2009
Digital TV is already here, and it means Roger Federer might be replaced by blank screens in Mildura’s analogue households next year, writes Jock Given
National affairs
16 July 2009
The Coalition underestimates Wayne Swan at its peril, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
14 July 2009
It’s a miracle it exists, but it could be a whole lot better
National affairs
9 July 2009
It’s that rare thing – a political leader publicly at odds with Australia’s largest print media company. Rob Chalmers reports from Canberra
National affairs
8 July 2009
New recommendations for electoral reform are a step in the right direction, but the pace continues to be perplexingly slow, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
7 July 2009
Ken Henry’s review of the tax system is heading in the wrong direction, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
2 July 2009
Norman Abjorensen previews Liberal Rule, the “best effort yet at coming to grips with these extraordinary years”
National affairs
2 July 2009
When the Communist Party bought a lotto ticket this week, Comrade Michael Laski inevitably sprang to mind, writes Brett Evans.
National affairs
25 June 2009
Over the past week Canberra has fiddled while the world burns, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs
17 June 2009
A serious debate about this fundamental shift in policy, and its implications, has barely begun, writes Peter Mares
National affairs
17 June 2009
As Peter Costello’s fortunes show, politics can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
16 June 2009
Was Peter Costello ever really representative of an alternative face of the Liberal Party, asks Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
4 June 2009
The Australia–India relationship is on the cusp of something deep and mutually beneficial. It would be tragic if thugs and misunderstandings got in the way, writes Robin …
National affairs
2 June 2009
Can political reporting be thorough and independent when an entire profession has grown up dedicated to stopping journalists from doing their jobs, asks Geoffrey Barker
National affairs
2 June 2009
The federal government is so anxious to avoid debt that it’s endangering its main priorities, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
28 May 2009
A new book argues that inequality is bad for everyone. And even critics concede that the United States is both unusually unequal and a poor social performer, writes John Quiggin
National affairs
26 May 2009
Fortunately the Institute of Public Affairs has had less influence than it has sought over the past sixty-six years, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
21 May 2009
The first successful Victorian human rights claim has implications for the debate about a federal rights charter, argues Jeremy Gans
National affairs
20 May 2009
Tolerance, freedom and democracy can only survive if core elements of the liberal tradition are transformed, writes David West