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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 Essays & reportage Murray Goot 5 July 2021 How skilfully has the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s new pollster gauged opinion on quarantine, cutting emissions, and China?
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 Sora Park 23 June 2021 What lessons can be learned from the increase in news consumption and trust in the media at the height of the pandemic? Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 4 June 2021 Manufacturers of unhealthy products aren’t letting the crisis go to waste National affairs Margaret Simons 1 June 2021 The pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in journalism National affairs Adam Triggs 24 May 2021 Concerns that the government’s post-pandenic debt will need to be repaid by future generations don’t stack up
Books & arts Rodney Tiffen 21 May 2021 With populists emerging badly from the pandemic, public opinion could be shifting in favour of good government
International Robin Jeffrey 12 May 2021 Can the Indian government find the will to turn the pandemic into a “binding crisis”? National affairs Peter Brent 7 May 2021 Is last weekend’s win for Tasmania’s Liberals good news for Scott Morrison? National affairs Saul Eslake 30 April 2021 Josh Frydenberg has moved further from Coalition orthodoxy on budget deficits National affairs Stuart Macintyre 22 April 2021 Why is the federal government’s record in administering its own programs so poor?
National affairs Carol Johnson 13 April 2021 Will the government survive the vaccine debacle?
Correspondents Klaus Neumann 13 April 2021 Our correspondent detects parallels between the fortunes of German football and the travails of the Merkel government National affairs John Edwards 8 April 2021 Extract | Faced with a delicate balancing of debt reduction and jobs, the government is sending out mixed messages Essays & reportage Lesley Russell 7 April 2021 Politics meets science in response to the WHO’s report on the origins of the coronavirus International Michael Leach 6 April 2021 As the country is hit with floods, Covid-19 takes its first casualty
Essays & reportage Geoff Kitney 27 March 2021 Is the time right for the sweeping reforms proposed in a new series of essays?
Essays & reportage Michael Gill 22 March 2021 It’s time for governments to go on the front foot, says economist Mariana Mazzucato Books & arts Andrew Ford 15 March 2021 Music | As the noise returns to our lives, sounds rarely heard are disappearing again National affairs Sarah Barns 12 March 2021 Australia has invested heavily in a construction-fuelled recovery, but at what cost? National affairs Helen Bird 9 March 2021 Australia’s corporate regulator played a key role during the pandemic. But its critics still aren’t letting up
International John Quiggin 8 March 2021 Public support for much greater government spending has grown in the United States, and the economic risks can be managed
National affairs Danielle Wood, Kate Griffiths and Tom Crowley 8 March 2021 For many women, “Covid normal” isn’t working International Lesley Russell 2 March 2021 Sharing vaccines fairly is not only an ethical imperative but also essential to controlling Covid-19 International Antonio Castillo 1 March 2021 Informal workers in Latin America search for ways to survive during the pandemic National affairs Catherine Bennett 15 February 2021 Are short, sharp lockdowns working?