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National affairs John Quiggin 11 December 2014 Nuclear power might be worth considering as a reserve option, says John Quiggin, but experience overseas shows Australia’s carbon savings must be made elsewhere
National affairs Peter Brent 11 December 2014 Being in government is a chance to make the case that you’re a world-class economic manager, writes Peter Brent. Labor forgot that fact and will keep suffering the results National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 December 2014 The budget’s shortcomings don’t end with the fairness problem, writes Tim Colebatch International Kerry Brown 25 November 2014 When the going gets tough, it’s clear that Australia really doesn’t have a fully-developed policy towards China, writes Kerry Brown National affairs Fergus Green 21 November 2014 As the dust settles after the US–China climate announcement and Australia’s G20 climate debacle, Fergus Green takes a closer look at the Abbott…
Books & arts Michael Gill 27 October 2014 Martin Wolf offers the best explanation of how the financial crisis came about and what it means for the future, writes Michael Gill
International Norman Abjorensen 21 October 2014 Can the G20 hope to make measurable progress in the fight against corruption? Norman Abjorensen looks at the story so far Joel Keep 6 October 2014 A recent UN vote laid the groundwork for resolving sovereign-debt disputes impartially, reports Joel Keep in Buenos Aires. So why did Australia vote against it? National affairs Lesley Russell 26 September 2014 Lesley Russell looks at what the draft recommendations of the competition policy review mean for health policy and services National affairs Dean Ashenden 24 September 2014 The federal government's competition review is disastrously wrong about education, writes Dean Ashenden
National affairs Peter Whiteford 5 August 2014 The post-budget debate reveals two fundamentally different worldviews, writes Peter Whiteford
Books & arts Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 A contest is under way, writes Graeme Dobell, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash Books & arts Tom Westland 23 July 2014 Has feckless Australia set itself up for a post-boom slump? Tom Westland reviews two new books that see the prospects quite differently National affairs Andrew Leigh 18 July 2014 Yes, John Howard’s scheme did reduce gun deaths Essays & reportage John Quiggin 30 May 2014 Thomas Piketty’s phenomenally successful Capital confirms that Western countries are becoming less equal. John Quiggin looks at how he fits into a…
Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 10 April 2014 Florian Schui reveals the gap between the arguments for austerity and its real-world effects, writes Geoffrey Barker, and shows why the idea is still so attractive to so many
National affairs Frank Jotzo and Paul Burke 17 March 2014 Nothing has happened since the election to challenge the view that the Coalition’s Direct Action plan for carbon reduction is vastly inferior to carbon pricing, write… Books & arts Michael Gilding 5 March 2014 The life stories of four mining magnates illuminate where Australia’s economy is headed, writes Michael Gilding. The political and social effects could be profound National affairs Frank Bongiorno 19 February 2014 An attack on the unions won’t necessarily have the expected political impact James Panichi 12 December 2013 Unlike its political counterpart, the seventeen-member eurozone has no government and no centre of political power, writes James Panichi. Debate is intensifying about…
Books & arts Brett Evans 2 December 2013 It’s not just sweatshop labour that keeps down the price of the stuff we buy, writes Brett Evans
Essays & reportage Peter Whiteford 15 September 2013 Measured by income, most Australians have never had it so good. But some groups are falling dramatically behind. Peter Whiteford warns of the dangers of residualising the poor Books & arts Lesley Russell 11 September 2013 Lesley Russell reviews a sweeping account of the United States in the twenty-first century by New Yorker writer George Packer Books & arts Ramon Lobato 11 September 2013 Ramon Lobato reviews two manifestos responding to the commercialisation of the web Books & arts Jock Given 6 September 2013 What can Australians do? They used to make radios, TV sets and Volkswagens, writes Jock Given. After 2016, they won’t even be making Falcons
National affairs Peter Brent 4 September 2013 Labor’s response to the Coalition’s argument that it was profligate during the financial crisis has been disastrously inept, argues Peter Brent
National affairs John Quiggin 21 August 2013 Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey think that New Zealand’s economic policies have worked well. They’re wrong, writes John Quiggin National affairs Peter Mares 26 June 2013 The debate about the implications of this fundamental shift in policy has barely begun International Michael Bröning 16 June 2013 It’s time for Germany to throw off old habits, both on European policy and in how it deals with broader security challenges, writes Michael Bröning Books & arts Richard Denniss 12 June 2013 A new book by Barack Obama’s former “regulatory czar” shows how government can harness the benefits of behavioural economics, writes Richard Denniss