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National affairs
Truth and negativity in the negative gearing debate
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
The new urban divide, and how to deal with it
Jane-Frances Kelly & Paul Donegan
29 September 2015
State and local governments need to break down the emerging division between job-rich and job-poor suburbs in Australia’s major cities, write
Jane-Frances Kelly
and…
Books & arts
Australia reconstructs
Hannah Forsyth
15 June 2015
Books
| Stuart Macintyre’s history of Australia in the 1940s is a big book in the best sense
National affairs
Time to slay some sacred cows
Michael Gill
13 February 2015
Better ways of dealing with the federal budget deficit would also boost growth, argues
Michael Gill
Essays & reportage
A place to call home
El Gibbs
5 February 2015
In her winning entry for the Gavin Mooney Memorial Essay Competition,
El Gibbs
looks at the link between housing security and mental health
National affairs
The rising costs of the great Australian dream
Peter Mares
28 August 2013
Without a change in policies, an ageing population is likely to reduce housing affordability and increase inequality, writes
Peter Mares
Essays & reportage
Is Common Ground a commonsense response to homelessness?
Peter Mares
30 July 2013
In his first stint as prime minister, Kevin Rudd set a target of halving homelessness by 2020. If he is still committed to that goal, then the Common Ground approach might chart a…
National affairs
Dealing with Australia’s housing pain
Harold Levien
5 July 2013
It’s time for the federal government to take seriously the shortage of affordable housing, writes
Harold Levien
Books & arts
Why don’t we design better suburbs?
Peter Spearritt
26 February 2013
Peter Spearritt
reviews a new book about the heyday of innovative and egalitarian housing in Australia
Books & arts
One little piece of earth which is ours
Peter Spearritt
15 October 2012
Does every Australian have a right to decent housing? Governments might say so, but they’re not doing much to make it happen, writes
Peter Spearritt
National affairs
Tax reform: a world of opportunity
Josh Dowse
28 September 2011
The Henry Report spelt out a series of tax reforms that would increase environmental and social sustainability, writes
Josh Dowse
. It’s great ammunition for a…
Shanghai’s affordability problem
Duncan Hewitt
28 April 2011
Massive rises in the cost of housing are at last being recognised by government, writes
Duncan Hewitt
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