National affairs
7 October 2020
The budget overlooks the hardest hit in favour of the hardest hats
National affairs
7 October 2020
A range of effective and equitable initiatives are missing from this year’s budget
National affairs
7 October 2020
The government needs to do more to share the risks during the recovery
National affairs
6 October 2020
If the goal is to support workers, women, those hit hardest by Covid-19 and the growth industries of the future, the government should focus on services
National affairs
6 October 2020
We’ve grown used to televised election confrontations. But do they really shift votes?
International
5 October 2020
Donald Trump’s diagnosis doesn’t change the electoral fundamentals
International
2 October 2020
Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed
Essays & reportage
2 October 2020
A former colleague recalls working with the reformist Labor minister
International
2 October 2020
A vote against independence in New Caledonia this weekend won’t end the quest for nationhood
National affairs
2 October 2020
By 2030, according to the government’s own figures, Australia will have spent three decades making almost no progress in reducing emissions
National affairs
1 October 2020
Will the well-heeled Australian Capital Territory once again vote for the left?
International
1 October 2020
The debate gave us a clearer idea of what a second Trump term could look like
National affairs
30 September 2020
Unlike the proposed tax cuts, there’s a guaranteed way to stimulate the economy
National affairs
29 September 2020
With a wave of insolvencies on its way, the government could do practical things to reduce barriers for new entrants
International
29 September 2020
The aspiring prime minister makes his move, the king goes to hospital, and Sabah votes
International
28 September 2020
As a second wave threatens, Canada’s Justin Trudeau negotiates choppy political waters
From the archive
24 September 2020
Is television satire working anymore?
National affairs
24 September 2020
Progress continues in Victoria, nationally and in much of Asia, but the international figures remain grim
International
23 September 2020
Monday’s referendum and election results highlight the vulnerability of the Five Star Movement
National affairs
21 September 2020
China’s trade restrictions highlight a serious but often exaggerated threat. And there’s plenty the government can do about it
National affairs
21 September 2020
Structural shifts mean that Labor’s primary vote is only part of the election-winning equation
National affairs
18 September 2020
Joe Biden’s climate policy would have big repercussions in Australia
National affairs
14 September 2020
Politics will be shaped by economics at the next federal election
National affairs
11 September 2020
A half-year of Covid-19-watching suggests the most effective way ahead
International
11 September 2020
As the Pacific nation heads for a fresh independence referendum in October, many loyalists are clinging to the flag of the French Republic
National affairs
10 September 2020
Normal hostilities have resumed, and the target is the Liberals’ bête noire, Dan Andrews. Next up, Annastacia Palaszczuk…
National affairs
10 September 2020
Could the debate over states’ rights to close their borders have been resolved a century ago?
International
8 September 2020
Young voters look like playing a bigger role than usual in this year’s election
National affairs
3 September 2020
Yesterday’s GDP figures show there are no soft options for recovery
National affairs
1 September 2020
Crises aren’t always bad for governments — federal, state or territory — facing elections