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National affairs Housing boom, housing bust. What comes next? Tim Colebatch 24 May 2019 The government must make clear that it doesn’t want any more booms Podcasts Time to rethink the Great Australian Dream Peter Clarke, Wendy Stone and Peter Mares 30 April 2019 Election 2019 | The central goals of housing policy have been lost in debates about tax breaks for landlords Essays & reportage Expecting the unexpected Peter Whiteford 30 April 2019 Australia does better than the United States in helping households cope with volatile incomes and unforeseen expenses — but there’s plenty of room for improvement National affairs How to make Australia fairer Carmela Chivers 20 March 2019 We’re doing better than many comparable countries, but that’s not enough

From the archive Buyer’s luck Peter Mares 18 September 2018 Peter purchased, Carolyn rented, and then the market (and bad policies) took over National affairs “You don’t see people sleeping on the streets” Peter Mares 7 September 2018 Finland’s Housing First strategy has all but eradicated homelessness. Could the same approach work in Australia?   International How America’s War on Poverty became a war on the poor Lesley Russell 17 August 2018 The Trump administration says the decades-old effort to reduce poverty is over, for all the wrong reasons National affairs Good times, bad times Peter Whiteford 5 July 2018 New figures confirm that inequality has risen in Australia in recent decades, mainly fuelled by gains among the highest earners

National affairs Government by algorithm Mike Steketee 6 April 2018 Automated welfare didn’t end with the robodebt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers National affairs What if Goulburn’s Catholic schools were closed again? Chris Bonnor 28 March 2018 By promising special funding deals for Catholic schools, Labor is reviving the earliest deal-making in the “state aid” battle. What did that compromise actually achieve? National affairs Closing some gaps, opening others Chris Bonnor 19 February 2018 Rising averages mask deepening inequalities in Indigenous education National affairs There’s no silver bullet when it comes to housing affordability Brendan Coates 12 January 2018 Treasury’s advice on negative gearing shows why tax reforms alone won’t solve the housing affordability crisis