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National affairs Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 24 July 2015 Australia’s school funding system keeps shifting resources towards non-government schools, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd. And the argument that…
Books & arts Jane Goodall 13 July 2015 Books | Why are we angered by stories of Greek hairdressers retiring at fifty on public pensions, asks Jane Goodall, yet unmoved at the thought of bailed-out… National affairs Daniel Nethery & Peter Whiteford 11 June 2015 The prime minister’s attacks on NATSEM’s modelling can’t hide the fact that resources have been taken away from lower-income households, write Peter … National affairs Andrew Leigh 28 May 2015 There’s no such thing as “us” and “them,” writes Andrew Leigh. A good social safety net is there for all of us International Tim Colebatch 25 May 2015 The NZ government sees economic as well as social benefits in breaking cycles of poverty and imprisonment. Although the policy has its critics, it’s worth watching, writes…
Books & arts Jane Goodall 8 May 2015 Television | “Poverty porn” it isn’t, but the aims of Struggle Street still worry Jane Goodall
National affairs Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 22 October 2014 Gonski got it right, and in the years since he reported his findings have become more relevant than ever, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd Books & arts Bill Hannan 11 September 2014 There is a solution to the plight of pariah schools National affairs Peter Whiteford 5 August 2014 The post-budget debate reveals two fundamentally different worldviews, writes Peter Whiteford Essays & reportage John Quiggin 30 May 2014 Thomas Piketty’s phenomenally successful Capital confirms that Western countries are becoming less equal. John Quiggin looks at how he fits into a…
National affairs Dean Ashenden 22 May 2014 Neither Labor nor the Coalition is rising to the challenge posed by Gonski, writes Dean Ashenden
Essays & reportage Andrew Leigh 18 April 2014 A new study finds social status rippling across the centuries National affairs Daniel Nethery 17 April 2014 If the rumours are correct, the federal government is considering a complex but far-reaching change to pension payments, writes Daniel Nethery National affairs Peter Whiteford 10 February 2014 Figures from the past two decades challenge the view that the welfare budget is out of control, writes Peter Whiteford, and help us understand the likely impact of future… Peter Mares 23 December 2013 After serving a maximum three terms as mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg will be replaced by Democrat Bill de Blasio on New Year’s Day. As Peter Mares reports…
Essays & reportage Peter Whiteford 15 September 2013 Measured by income, most Australians have never had it so good. But some groups are falling dramatically behind. Peter Whiteford warns of the dangers of residualising the poor
Books & arts Lesley Russell 11 September 2013 Lesley Russell reviews a sweeping account of the United States in the twenty-first century by New Yorker writer George Packer National affairs Harold Levien 5 July 2013 It’s time for the federal government to take seriously the shortage of affordable housing, writes Harold Levien Essays & reportage Andrew Leigh 4 July 2013 Disagreements about acceptable levels of inequality often rest on a misunderstanding of the existing distribution of income and wealth, writes Andrew Leigh National affairs Peter Whiteford 4 June 2013 Contrary to what many commentators claim, Australia has the lowest level of middle-class welfare in the developed world, writes Peter Whiteford
National affairs Melissa Sweet 19 April 2013 The evidence is clear and health professionals are taking notice, writes Melissa Sweet. Now it’s time for government to act
National affairs Bernie Shepherd 10 April 2013 Amid the fraught discussions about Gonski, the need to resolve deep-seated problems of equity and student achievement remains urgent, writes Bernie Shepherd Books & arts Sophie Black 26 February 2013 Books | Elizabeth Cline’s three hundred-piece wardrobe makes her an average American consumer Essays & reportage Raewyn Connell 21 February 2013 We need to drop the idea that executive pay is some kind of “wage” that can be explained as an exchange on a labour market, writes Raewyn Connell National affairs Mike Steketee 18 February 2013 The same ministers who scour every nook and cranny to find savings are throwing money at superannuation tax concessions with dubious benefits, writes Mike Steketee
National affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2012 Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree
National affairs Peter Whiteford 10 May 2012 Peter Whiteford looks at the equity impact of the federal budget – and finds that the Rudd–Gillard government has done far more for less well-off pensioners… National affairs Dean Ashenden 24 February 2012 Strongly argued, thoroughly evidenced, and unlikely to succeed. Dean Ashenden looks at the Gonski report on school funding National affairs Peter Whiteford 28 September 2011 Wealth seems to be more equally distributed than income in Australia, writes Peter Whiteford, but interpreting the data can be complex National affairs Geoffrey Barker 8 August 2011 Talk of an honourable compromise cannot hide an abject failure of economic, social and political vision, writes Geoffrey Barker