National affairs
3 March 2016
A new report on negative gearing rests on deeply flawed assumptions, write John Daley and Danielle Wood. But that hasn’t stopped the government from using…
National affairs
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
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
15 June 2015
Books | Stuart Macintyre’s history of Australia in the 1940s is a big book in the best sense
National affairs
13 February 2015
Better ways of dealing with the federal budget deficit would also boost growth, argues Michael Gill
Essays & reportage
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
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
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
5 July 2013
It’s time for the federal government to take seriously the shortage of affordable housing, writes Harold Levien
Books & arts
26 February 2013
Peter Spearritt reviews a new book about the heyday of innovative and egalitarian housing in Australia
Books & arts
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
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…
28 April 2011
Massive rises in the cost of housing are at last being recognised by government, writes Duncan Hewitt