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National affairs Robert Milliken 12 August 2021 Twenty years — and many billions of dollars — later, Australia’s failed system of offshore detention lingers on
National affairs John Quiggin 10 August 2021 Labor’s capitulation on tax policy may help them regain government, but what then? National affairs Adam Triggs 3 August 2021 When security masquerades as economics, the result is a poorer and less secure society National affairs Peter Brent 3 August 2021 State governments are getting most of the credit for tackling Covid-19, regardless of what they do National affairs Mike Steketee 30 July 2021 Are exaggerated fears about the cost of the disability scheme pushing it further from its founding principles?
National affairs James Panichi 30 July 2021 A case that began in the Irish courts is shaping Australia’s efforts to update its 1980s privacy laws
National affairs John Quiggin 29 July 2021 Decisions being made in Europe and the United States highlight the virus-control choices facing Australia National affairs Catherine Bennett 29 July 2021 Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience? National affairs Carol Johnson 27 July 2021 The lingering virus has thrown the Coalition’s re-election strategy into disarray National affairs John Daley 27 July 2021 A hardening of shibboleths is eating away at good government
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 July 2021 The fallout from Queensland’s Liberal–National merger continues with the resignation of former premier Campbell Newman
National affairs Tristan Edis 23 July 2021 On climate, Barnaby Joyce is a speed bump about to be run over by a monster truck National affairs Charles Livingstone 22 July 2021 Submissions to the Victorian royal commission add to a powerful case against the once-burgeoning company National affairs Peter Brent 21 July 2021 Political authority is a precious commodity. Use it or lose it National affairs Adam Triggs 20 July 2021 Despite the popularly held belief, there is no evidence that immigration reduces wages in Australia
National affairs Margaret Simons 16 July 2021 No longer “crazy universities,” newsrooms are slowly adapting to a more challenging environment
National affairs Ian McAuley 16 July 2021 Electoral bribery is expensive, wasteful and probably ineffective. And why is Canberra funding car parks anyway? National affairs Daniel Reeders 15 July 2021 Fear campaigns might suit government, but HIV/AIDS showed us what really works National affairs Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there? National affairs John Quiggin 13 July 2021 Sydney’s outbreak highlights the need to make hard choices
National affairs Frank Bongiorno 9 July 2021 The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector
National affairs Hamish McDonald 9 July 2021 Being an effective defence minister will require much more than Peter Dutton’s impulse to hang tough National affairs Adam Triggs 6 July 2021 The government is gambling that productivity growth will soon return to normal. Luckily, big reform is still possible National affairs Mark Finnane 2 July 2021 More than a “nation’s memory” is at stake in the funding debate National affairs Paul McGorrery and Marilyn McMahon 2 July 2021 Proposed NSW legisation focuses a new lens on domestic abuse
National affairs Margaret Simons 2 July 2021 The Press Council faces renewed calls for reform
National affairs Lesley Russell 1 July 2021 This week’s blow-up between the premiers and the PM was triggered by the latest in a series of bad decisions about vaccination National affairs John Edwards 30 June 2021 The 2021 Intergenerational Report marks a decisive shift in Australia’s economic debate National affairs John Quiggin 30 June 2021 A class of government bonds with a long history would provide a low-cost way of funding public investment National affairs Amanda Nettelbeck 29 June 2021 Does our opening up to Indigenous history work best locally?