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National affairs Tim Colebatch 25 February 2016 It’s not too late for Malcolm Turnbull to regain some of the ground he’s lost on tax, says Tim Colebatch. Labor’s plan shows why he can’t afford…
National affairs Dominic Kelly 25 February 2016 After languishing for a decade, the radically deregulatory H.R. Nicholls Society is being revived. On its thirtieth anniversary, Dominic Kelly assessed its legacy for Inside Story National affairs Tim Colebatch 19 February 2016 Infrastructure Australia’s latest report got lost in the tax debate this week, writes Tim Colebatch. It deserves a closer look Essays & reportage Brett Evans 11 February 2016 Fifty years ago, Australia’s currency went decimal. But the long-awaited transition wasn’t without its problems, writes Brett Evans National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 February 2016 A small tax package can only deliver small benefits, writes Tim Colebatch
National affairs Peter Brent 4 February 2016 Paul Keating might yearn to relive his version of political history, but we don’t need to encourage him, writes Peter Brent
Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 3 February 2016 Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Spotlight and The Big Short Essays & reportage Peter Browne 18 January 2016 Robert Menzies’s name is synonomous with a long period of stability and prosperity. Does the legend match the facts? National affairs Rick Krever 13 January 2016 The large returns envisaged by advocates of taxing financial services conflict with the key goal of the GST, argues Rick Krever International Rebecca Pearse 21 December 2015 Carbon trading might have been given just a small part in the Paris agreement, writes Rebecca Pearse, but it was already time to move on
National affairs John Quiggin 17 December 2015 By making climate science one of its chief targets, the right set itself up for failure, writes John Quiggin
National affairs Tim Colebatch 16 December 2015 Yesterday’s budget update reveals the size of the problem, writes Tim Colebatch. And it isn’t just about spending International Giles Parkinson 14 December 2015 How did we get from there to here? In Paris Giles Parkinson looks at how the momentum built for climate action National affairs John Quiggin 10 December 2015 Education is the sector that most urgently needs to be freed from the Abbott legacy, writes John Quiggin International Giles Parkinson 8 December 2015 Cities, regions and states are setting the pace on climate adaptation, reports Giles Parkinson from Paris
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 8 December 2015 What unites the group of Liberals who want to steer the party away from its roots? Norman Abjorensen profiles the ideas and the personalities
National affairs Tim Colebatch 2 December 2015 We may not be doing better than most other countries, as treasurer Scott Morrison claims, but the growth figures are better than we might have feared, writes Tim Colebatch Books & arts Jennifer Kent 1 December 2015 Books | The challenge for Australian cities is to introduce fluidity into a landscape often set in concrete, writes Jennifer Kent International Kerry Brown 28 November 2015 Chinese investment’s image problem is fuelling an overreaction in Australia and elsewhere, writes Kerry Brown National affairs Tim Colebatch 13 November 2015 The government faces a paradox, writes Tim Colebatch. It needs to stop the tax debate from running out of control but that means making unpopular decisions
National affairs John Quiggin 11 November 2015 New Zealand’s economic performance only looks good if the past few years are taken completely out of context, writes John Quiggin
National affairs Ian McAuley & Jennifer Doggett & John Menadue 29 October 2015 Private health insurers are simply intermediaries between consumers and well-organised suppliers, write Ian McAuley, Jennifer Doggett and John Menadue.… National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 October 2015 Unreported data confirms that state governments are passing up the opportunity to invest in the future, writes Tim Colebatch. There’s never been a better time to… National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 October 2015 An outsider view offers important proposals to help Australia navigate stormy economic weather, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs John Quiggin 6 October 2015 Australia gained some last-minute concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, writes John Quiggin. But this is still the wrong way to manage our…
Essays & reportage Andrew Leigh 30 September 2015 When America sneezes, writes Andrew Leigh, Australian state governments catch a cold. And when the weather turns bad, guess who’s held responsible?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 29 September 2015 Everyone is talking about the what of tax reform, writes Tim Colebatch. The government needs to start dealing with the how and when as well National affairs Peter Mares 24 September 2015 Thousands of would-be migrants are being told their visa applications have been deemed to have never been made, writes Peter Mares National affairs Tim Colebatch 2 September 2015 The numbers game | The good news in this week’s growth figures is hidden by the downturn in mining, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs Henry Sherrell 28 August 2015 The China–Australia Free Trade Agreement will make less difference to the Australian workforce than its critics imagine, argues Henry Sherrell