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National affairs
The devils in Finkel’s detail
Tim Colebatch
23 June 2017
What are the consequences of choosing a second-best scheme?
National affairs
Prime minister in waiting?
Norman Abjorensen
21 June 2017
It would be a mistake not to take Peter Dutton MP seriously
London burning
David Hayes
19 June 2017
A hulking ruin stands in judgement over a country adrift
National affairs
The department of perverse effects
Peter Mares
16 June 2017
The government’s toughening of citizenship rules would worsen the problems it seeks to tackle
National affairs
Counting the Not Quite Australians
Peter Mares
16 June 2017
New data reveals a growing group of long-term temporary migrants
A leader for the times?
Liam Weeks
16 June 2017
Ireland’s dizzying rate of change is personified by a new prime minister who heads a precarious administration
National affairs
Another blow for populism?
Peter Brent
15 June 2017
Jeremy Corbyn’s critics might brand him a populist, but that doesn’t explain how both major parties attracted surprisingly big shares of the vote in last week’s…
National affairs
Ignoring workers’ welfare is hurting the economy
Tim Colebatch
10 June 2017
Growth continues to be slow and uneven, and we seem unable to distribute its benefits fairly
National affairs
On climate, the consumer’s vote will be more important than the party room’s
Giles Parkinson
10 June 2017
The chief scientist’s energy report is a political document, which might, or might not, be its strength
Britain’s election insurgency
David Hayes
9 June 2017
Labour has averted catastrophe, but the stunning result leaves the country with no way to negotiate Brexit
International
The OECD joins the backlash against unfettered globalisation
John Quiggin
9 June 2017
But can an organisation that has promoted a globalised world economy take on the massively powerful finance sector?
National affairs
Is Australia’s economy really a world-beater?
Tim Colebatch
8 June 2017
Only if you don’t look too closely at how “recession” is defined
National affairs
How May and Corbyn are following the script
Peter Brent
7 June 2017
Like their Australian counterparts, British frontrunners often lose support during election campaigns
Britain with and against itself
David Hayes
5 June 2017
A dizzying election campaign, split this time by terror attacks, might be part of a new political normal
Theresa May versus Jeremy Corbyn: game on
David Hayes
30 May 2017
The favourite trashes her brand, the underdog relishes his. Our correspondent is perplexed
National affairs
The forgotten 1967 referendum
Paul Rodan
26 May 2017
Fifty years ago this weekend, Australians voted on two constitutional changes. One of them was defeated, and that’s still influencing election results today
National affairs
The middle might be shrinking, but it usually trumps the splinters
Peter Brent
25 May 2017
Although poll predictions are unusually hazardous at the moment, the centre generally holds
Chronicle of a victory foretold
David Hayes
22 May 2017
British Conservatives have history, nation, ability, luck and opponents on their side
National affairs
The long road to recognition
Gabrielle Appleby & Sean Brennan
19 May 2017
First Nations have reclaimed the recognition process in the lead-up to a landmark gathering at Uluru this month
National affairs
Tobacco takes a soft-power hit
Robert Milliken
16 May 2017
Australia’s pioneering laws, likely to survive the latest legal actions, are having an impact around the world
National affairs
What should the Greens do with Gonski 2.0?
Tom Greenwell
15 May 2017
With Labor implacably opposed, the Greens must play a positive role in the Senate
National affairs
Is this Malcolm Turnbull’s seachange?
Tim Colebatch
10 May 2017
The threat from Tony Abbott is no longer taken seriously, and the budget is all the better as a result
National affairs
Another lost opportunity for housing affordability
Brendan Coates & John Daley
10 May 2017
The budget highlights the government’s preference for cosmetic rather than consequential changes in housing policy
National affairs
The party switchers
Norman Abjorensen
9 May 2017
Mark Latham isn’t the first Australian politician to journey across the political spectrum
In France, another European populist vanquished
James Panichi
8 May 2017
Letter from Brussels
| Is Emmanuel Macron’s victory – just days after Matteo Renzi resumed the leadership of Italy’s Democratic Party – a turning…
National affairs
Gonski is dead. Long live Gonski?
Dean Ashenden
4 May 2017
A successful Gonski version 2 is essential – but far from sufficient – for genuine school reform
National affairs
Yassmin Abdel-Magied and the Pavlovian puzzle
Peter Brent
4 May 2017
It’s day nine of a classic News Corp–Coalition culture-war crusade
National affairs
Budgeting for one term in government?
Tim Colebatch
3 May 2017
The Victorian government needs to take a longer view in framing budget policy
National affairs
Could Tony Abbott have won the 2016 election?
Mike Steketee
3 May 2017
And how much did Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign narrow the margin? The Australian Electoral Study has its answers
International
The French left’s risky choice
Philippe Marlière
27 April 2017
With only lukewarm support from progressives, could Emmanuel Macron lose the French presidential election?
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