National affairs
2 February 2009
It seems paradoxical, but the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme will stop individuals and governments from acting to reduce emissions, writes Richard Denniss
National affairs
29 January 2009
There is no longer a constituency for a small “l” Liberal Party, argues Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
29 January 2009
The evidence suggests that publicly listed media companies are digging their own graves. Does this mean a return to the age of moguls, asks Jonathan Este
National affairs
27 January 2009
The pay TV industry has opened up a new front in its battle with free-to-air, writes Margaret Simons
National affairs
13 January 2009
The year 1909 saw a seachange in Australian politics, writes Norman Abjorensen on the anniversary of the fusion of the non-Labor parties
National affairs
22 December 2008
On political donations and spending, Labor is making tentative moves in the right direction, writes Norm Kelly
National affairs
20 December 2008
Kevin Rudd ends 2008 in good shape, writes Peter Brent. Does recent history help us predict what happens next?
National affairs
18 December 2008
Coalitions don’t work in opposition, so the federal Nationals would be better off going it alone, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
17 December 2008
Are Australians abandoning the news? Drawing on new survey material Sally Young looks at the drift away from conventional news and the evidence about where audiences are going
National affairs
14 December 2008
Competition has taught schools a golden rule of business: your reputation is enhanced if you have greater control over the inputs – in this case, students. Chris …
National affairs
11 December 2008
With Malcolm Turnbull caught between his own party’s climate change sceptics and a popular government, don’t be surprised if Australia goes to the polls next year,…
National affairs
3 December 2008
Although Labor’s SuperClinics make policy sense, resistance from doctors has slowed their implementation, writes Jennifer Doggett
National affairs
3 December 2008
Wayne Swan isn’t the weak link the Coalition thinks he is, but Julie Bishop certainly is, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
3 December 2008
Unlike the European Union, Canada and the United States, Australia has no guaranteed protection for people at risk of serious harm in their home country. But that looks set to…
National affairs
1 December 2008
Amid the back slapping and back stabbing, this year’s Walkley Awards dinner highlighted the threat to quality journalism, writes Margaret Simons
National affairs
27 November 2008
The Howard Years interprets the Coalition government through the prism of the present
National affairs
26 November 2008
The contrast between the first terms of two governments – Howard’s and Rudd’s – looks like being vast, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
21 November 2008
David Hicks’s video is a reminder that hastily drafted and unnecessary laws are still on the statute books, writes Andrew Lynch
National affairs
19 November 2008
Australia has become a case study in how not to run childcare services, writes Deborah Brennan. How did this happen and what should we do about it?
National affairs
18 November 2008
Keynesian economics never really went away, argues Geoffrey Barker, and his logic and judgement are as relevant as ever
National affairs
17 November 2008
Liberal leaders are given licence to create a party in their own image, writes Norman Abjorensen, and Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t see himself as an exception
National affairs
12 November 2008
The World Economic Forum’s latest summit showed that Australia can both learn from and teach the rest of the world, writes Ian Lowe from Dubai
National affairs
5 November 2008
The arrival of two boatloads of asylum seekers is the first test of Labor’s new detention policy, writes Michelle Dimasi on Christmas Island
National affairs
2 November 2008
Detention reform is just the beginning, writes Glenn Nicholls. Labor’s immigration minister now has the task of changing the culture of his department
National affairs
25 October 2008
Independent MP Peter Andren opposed John Howard’s attack on asylum seekers, and his vote went up at the next election
