Books & Arts
15 May 2023
Do asset managers own the world?
National Affairs
17 March 2023
Most state and territory governments have commenced negotiations with First Nation peoples
Books & Arts
30 January 2023
Wrong, misleading or beside the point: bad data is bad for policymaking
National Affairs
18 November 2022
A first-time senator is fascinated and alarmed
Essays & Reportage
15 November 2022
How a journey north from Adelaide led to Telling Tennant’s Story, the 2022 Political Book of the Year
Books & Arts
4 November 2022
Frank Bongiorno’s new political history of Australia is as much about the spectators as the players
National Affairs
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
Essays & Reportage
24 October 2022
What does history tell us about Anthony Albanese’s prospects?
Books & Arts
13 October 2022
How does a firm labelled “the greatest legitimiser of mass layoffs… in modern history” continue to sail tranquilly above the fray?
National Affairs
7 October 2022
The signs of change are clear, but the balance between convenience and secrecy is still evolving
National Affairs
27 September 2022
Are fears of a repeat of the 1999 republic referendum influencing the campaign for an Indigenous Voice?
National Affairs
27 August 2021
Timid governments need shaking up — but the pressure won’t come from the top
Books & Arts
16 August 2021
A pragmatist’s vision for better government
Books & Arts
16 August 2021
Could constitutional monarchies be the best of a bad lot?
National Affairs
27 July 2021
A hardening of shibboleths is eating away at good government
National Affairs
21 July 2021
Political authority is a precious commodity. Use it or lose it
National Affairs
16 July 2021
Electoral bribery is expensive, wasteful and probably ineffective. And why is Canberra funding car parks anyway?
National Affairs
9 July 2021
The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector
National Affairs
2 July 2021
More than a “nation’s memory” is at stake in the funding debate
Books & Arts
21 May 2021
With populists emerging badly from the pandemic, public opinion could be shifting in favour of good government
National Affairs
7 May 2021
Inadequate funding doesn’t explain all the problems at the National Archives
National Affairs
7 May 2021
Foreign influence laws are highlighting the shortcomings of Australia’s rules for lobbyists
National Affairs
22 April 2021
Why is the federal government’s record in administering its own programs so poor?
Essays & Reportage
27 March 2021
Is the time right for the sweeping reforms proposed in a new series of essays?
National Affairs
9 March 2021
Australia’s corporate regulator played a key role during the pandemic. But its critics still aren’t letting up
International
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
6 November 2020
Is Labor right to be worried by Scott Morrison’s choice to head the Office of National Intelligence?
National Affairs
20 October 2020
The federal agency that revealed the sports rorts scandal has had its funding cut — again
Essays & Reportage
19 October 2020
Is Melbourne emerging from its second lockdown wiser than it went in?
Essays & Reportage
8 September 2020
While the new agreement opens up opportunities for Indigenous organisations, the federal government has stepped back from its post-1967 responsibilities