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National Affairs John Quiggin 16 December 2019 Generational divides don’t explain much, but attitudes to climate and culture seem to be vital exceptions
Correspondents David Hayes 13 December 2019 Britain has voted for clarity, but the aftermath will be muddy International Peter Brent 13 December 2019 How important was Brexit to the British election result? Correspondents David Hayes 11 December 2019 A fragmented election campaign nears its big reveal National Affairs James Murphy 9 December 2019 Do bureaucratic shake-ups have the benefits prime ministers are hoping for?
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 5 December 2019 Business and household demand shrank by 0.3 per cent in the year to September, leaving government and exports to fuel Australia’s modest per capita growth
National Affairs Peter Brent 4 December 2019 The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way National Affairs John Quiggin 2 December 2019 Despite the trade minister’s response, there’s nothing unusual about Emmanuel Macron’s demand for progress International Rowan Callick 25 November 2019 Has the pro-democracy movement gained the upper hand by the most peaceful means possible? National Affairs Sam Roggeveen 25 November 2019 Loss of confidence in political parties could translate into disengagement from our region
National Affairs Peter Brent 20 November 2019 Longer-term voting patterns in the city’s western suburbs highlight the flaws in much post-election analysis
National Affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 November 2019 Australia’s most transformative prime ministers were in the right place at the right time Books & Arts Michael Gill 15 November 2019 How did economists steer the world so badly off course? National Affairs Rodney Tiffen 13 November 2019 Labor’s campaign review highlights how the party misjudged in the lead-up to the election National Affairs Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick 13 November 2019 Diary of a Climate Scientist | Bushfires and climate change are undoubtedly linked, so it’s time to get serious
Books & Arts Amanda Walsh 11 November 2019 Books | Has relentless scrutiny changed the bureaucracy forever?
National Affairs Paul Rodan 11 November 2019 Labor’s election review hasn’t quite nailed the party’s key problem National Affairs Peter Brent 11 November 2019 Was Labor trying for the elusive bandwagon effect in May? Books & Arts Frank Bongiorno 10 November 2019 Books | An outsider’s view of the Labor Party’s problems calls for “a paradoxical politics” National Affairs Peter Brent 8 November 2019 Will Australia be the last redoubt of the British monarchy?
Books & Arts Jane Goodall 8 November 2019 Television | A mid-season shift of gear takes Total Control into different territory
Books & Arts Sara Dowse 6 November 2019 Books | Melbourne’s Olympic year sums up why the fifties weren’t as dull as you might think International Lesley Russell 5 November 2019 Donald Trump is drawing on decades of experience in pushing the law beyond its limits Essays & Reportage Peter Brent 1 November 2019 A yearning for simpler policies from simpler times won’t win the next election Books & Arts Shaun Crowe 1 November 2019 Can the Greens reconcile internal pressures, parliamentary influence and electoral appeal?
National Affairs Jennifer Doggett 31 October 2019 Extending the reach of the private insurance sector would compound problems in the way Australia finances healthcare
National Affairs Norman Abjorensen 30 October 2019 Organised rural voters first made their voices heard a century ago, with enduring implications International Liam Gammon 25 October 2019 The make-up of Joko Widodo’s second-term cabinet confirms worrying trends Correspondents Jonathan Malloy 25 October 2019 Regions matter again in Canada, creating a new set of challenges for Justin Trudeau National Affairs Peter Brent 23 October 2019 The figures reveal a less than stellar performance in the state that most disappointed Labor