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National affairs Brian Toohey 6 May 2010 Funds from the planned super-profits tax on mining could have been used much more productively, argues Brian Toohey, and key Henry report recommendations deserved early…
National affairs Anthony Sibillin 31 March 2010 Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin National affairs Rodney Tiffen 26 March 2010 Most coverage of the home insulation controversy ignored history and avoided simple mathematics, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Ross Buckley 26 March 2010 Pressure is growing for a small but potentially very effective global financial transactions tax. But where is Australia in the debate, asks Ross Buckley Essays & reportage Kelvin Rowley 16 March 2010 Kelvin Rowley profiles the leading figure in postwar economics, Paul Samuelson
National affairs Brian Toohey 2 March 2010 It’s not so much the size of government spending that counts – it’s the quality, writes Brian Toohey
Books & arts Judith Brett 18 February 2010 Fintan O’Toole’s gripping account of the fall of the Celtic Tiger National affairs John Langmore 6 January 2010 International support is growing for a low but effective tax on financial transactions. John Langmore looks at an idea whose time has come Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen & Ross Gittins 10 December 2009 Some good, some bad: the Howard government’s economic record compared with the performance of other Western countries Books & arts Brett Evans 9 December 2009 Barbara Ehrenreich probes the dark side of positive thinking — and how it helped create the global financial crisis
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 1 October 2009 The Coalition’s contribution to economic debate is inflexible and unpersuasive, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Ian McShane 21 September 2009 Ignore the squabbling over school signs. What will be the long term legacy of the federal government’s education revolution, asks Ian McShane National affairs Ross Buckley 24 August 2009 Australia and the west missed an opportunity when they largely ignored a United Nations report on the financial crisis, writes Ross Buckley International Timothy J. Sinclair 12 August 2009 Quietly at first and then more vocally, concern has been expressed about the discipline of economics and its possible role in generating the economic crisis National affairs Peter Browne 21 July 2009 The credit rating agencies were castigated for their role in the global financial crisis. But while Europe is toughening its regulations, the messages from the United States are…
National affairs Brian Toohey 7 July 2009 Ken Henry’s review of the tax system is heading in the wrong direction, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Brian Toohey 2 June 2009 The federal government is so anxious to avoid debt that it’s endangering its main priorities, writes Brian Toohey National affairs John Quiggin 28 May 2009 A new book argues that inequality is bad for everyone. And even critics concede that the United States is both unusually unequal and a poor social performer, writes John Quiggin National affairs Rob Chalmers 13 May 2009 How does the Budget look if you've been going into the lock-up since 1952? The Press Gallery’s longest-serving member, Rob Chalmers, reports from Canberra National affairs Bruce Grant 1 April 2009 For the American president and the Australian prime minister this week’s G20 meeting is a vital test, writes Bruce Grant
National affairs Brian Toohey 31 March 2009 The growing demands of the superannuation industry are narrowing the government’s spending options, writes Brian Toohey
Retrospective Peter Mares 13 March 2009 All the evidence is in, yet the government has ordered another inquiry into the impact of gambling National affairs Geoffrey Barker 27 February 2009 John Howard continues to defend an increasingly outmoded view of the role of government, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Richard Denniss 25 February 2009 The federal government’s emissions trading scheme is in trouble. Richard Denniss looks at the alternative National affairs Norman Abjorensen 13 January 2009 The year 1909 saw a seachange in Australian politics, writes Norman Abjorensen on the anniversary of the fusion of the non-Labor parties
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 December 2008 Wayne Swan isn’t the weak link the Coalition thinks he is, but Julie Bishop certainly is, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Geoffrey Barker 18 November 2008 Keynesian economics never really went away, argues Geoffrey Barker, and his logic and judgement are as relevant as ever Books & arts John Edwards 4 November 2008 High-profile economist Robert Shiller doesn’t dig deeply enough into the causes of the sub-prime crisis, writes John Edwards Essays & reportage Erik Eklund 20 October 2008 Never again? The Great Depression changed a generation, writes Erik Eklund, but can we be sure that all the lessons were learnt?