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National Affairs John Quiggin 20 March 2023 The latest Productivity Commission report marks the end of an era
Correspondents Sam Freedman 20 February 2023 Voter sentiment has shifted decisively, leaving the major parties in a quandary Books & Arts Frances Flanagan 16 February 2023 Is the workplace malaise bigger than two organisational psychologists believe? Essays & Reportage Peter Mares 9 February 2023 Jim Chalmers’s essay coincided with disturbing British revelations that confirmed the urgency of his concerns. But did he go far enough? Books & Arts John Edwards 25 January 2023 A Financial Times columnist says yes, but the figures tell a different story
International Rana Mitter 23 December 2022 Challenges at home are contributing to a tentative shift in relations with the West
Books & Arts John Quiggin 8 December 2022 How the all-conquering movement contained the seeds of its own destruction Correspondents Michael Jacobs 16 November 2022 With financing very much on the agenda, small nations are punching above their weight at COP27 National Affairs Tim Colebatch 16 November 2022 The mood has shifted during the current election campaign, but the Liberals aren’t likely to be the beneficiaries Essays & Reportage Ross Gittins 15 November 2022 There’s nothing wrong with hindsight if you want to separate good thinking from bad
Correspondents Michael Jacobs 4 November 2022 The latest UN climate conference matters, though not for quite the reason you might expect
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 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 Books & Arts John Quiggin 13 October 2022 Governments haven’t caught up with the fact that the economy has changed forever Correspondents Michael Jacobs 8 October 2022 The British PM and her allies have launched an enormous and potentially disastrous experiment International Kerry Brown 3 October 2022 How long can Xi Jinping’s government ignore the costs of its zero-Covid policy?
Correspondents Michael Jacobs 29 September 2022 Distinguished economists are protesting at Mathias Cormann’s reorientation of the international organisation
Books & Arts Dean Ashenden 27 September 2022 Does sport have anything to teach Australian schools? Books & Arts John Edwards 21 September 2022 The global financial crisis dramatically changed the role of central banks — and then the pandemic came along Essays & Reportage Mike Steketee 20 September 2022 Forty years ago, another Labor government embarked on its first term in office National Affairs Tim Colebatch 6 September 2022 One big, vital issue was missing from the Jobs and Skills Summit
Essays & Reportage Tim Colebatch 17 December 2021 Singapore is good at solving economic challenges, but its political stagnation is stopping it from dealing with social problems
National Affairs John Edwards 13 December 2021 An urgent economic challenge will scarcely get a mention when Labor and the Coalition go head to head National Affairs Adam Triggs 7 December 2021 Governments around the world are using innovative policies to solve housing affordability challenges. Why not Australia? International John Edwards 30 November 2021 Does America really need a novel strategy to counter China’s rise? National Affairs Tim Colebatch 24 November 2021 A year before the next state election, the Victorian premier and his party are well ahead in the polls
National Affairs Adam Triggs 23 November 2021 A government commitment to buy Australian-made goods and services is not as positive as it sounds
National Affairs John Edwards 16 November 2021 An inquiry into the bank’s past decade might yield interesting results, but it misses Australia’s real challenge National Affairs Adam Triggs 9 November 2021 Australia needs holistic tax reform for the post-Covid-19 era Correspondents Michael Jacobs 9 November 2021 There is a paradox at the heart of climate activists’ demands for the overthrow of capitalism National Affairs Adam Triggs 27 October 2021 Sovereign countries sharing the same currency, euro-style, have been a recipe for disaster. So why has the idea endured?