National affairs
11 November 2022
While the Australian War Memorial lavishes $500 million on its controversial extension, wartime service records go undigitised
National affairs
2 November 2022
Once a key player in Rupert Murdoch’s Australian empire, Ken Cowley ended up on the outer
National affairs
31 October 2022
$8 billion lost each year in Medicare fraud, errors and over-servicing? The evidence doesn’t add up
National affairs
26 October 2022
Labor’s first budget is a good start, but the treasurer’s roll-up-your-sleeves attitude still needs to be applied to some tough challenges
National affairs
19 October 2022
Ireland provides one model for how a presidency can work within a parliamentary system
National affairs
14 October 2022
A grown-up conversation about how we fund better services is long overdue
National affairs
7 October 2022
Will Victoria’s healthcare bidding war really benefit the opening bidder?
National affairs
7 October 2022
The signs of change are clear, but the balance between convenience and secrecy is still evolving
National affairs
30 September 2022
Short-sighted political calculus has preserved a seriously undemocratic upper house in Victoria
National affairs
28 September 2022
The biggest investment in social housing since Kevin Rudd was prime minister won’t be enough to stop life getting tougher for low-income tenants
National affairs
27 September 2022
Are fears of a repeat of the 1999 republic referendum influencing the campaign for an Indigenous Voice?
National affairs
24 September 2022
Shifting voter sentiment and a hostile global economy make Labor’s prospects far from clear
National affairs
14 September 2022
Russia’s disastrous miscalculations in Ukraine show why an invasion of Taiwan would be a grave mistake
National affairs
13 September 2022
Elizabeth II leaves a mixed legacy in Australia — and not just for republicans
National affairs
6 September 2022
One big, vital issue was missing from the Jobs and Skills Summit
National affairs
6 September 2022
The education revolution failed — and so did its way of thinking
National affairs
4 September 2022
Did The Teacher’s Pet hinder the conviction of Chris Dawson?
National affairs
20 December 2021
MPs’ popularity (and the extra advantage of being a first-termer) is rarely included in electoral calculus
National affairs
16 December 2021
Another inquiry has made recommendations to improve media diversity. All that’s lacking is action
National affairs
13 December 2021
An urgent economic challenge will scarcely get a mention when Labor and the Coalition go head to head
National affairs
8 December 2021
Why has the National Film and Sound Archive suddenly found political favour?
National affairs
7 December 2021
Governments around the world are using innovative policies to solve housing affordability challenges. Why not Australia?
National affairs
7 December 2021
Many Newspoll respondents think Labor will win the next election. But is that good news for the opposition?
National affairs
3 December 2021
Despite the pandemic, Labor and the Coalition are embracing policies from the past
National affairs
1 December 2021
Mark McGowan might be riding high, but how much does that help federal Labor?
National affairs
25 November 2021
This time the election campaign needs to be reported differently
National affairs
24 November 2021
A year before the next state election, the Victorian premier and his party are well ahead in the polls
National affairs
23 November 2021
A government commitment to buy Australian-made goods and services is not as positive as it sounds
National affairs
16 November 2021
An inquiry into the bank’s past decade might yield interesting results, but it misses Australia’s real challenge
National affairs
10 November 2021
Once seen as fabled “Howard’s battler” territory, Parramatta will be looking for a new MP at the next election