National affairs
18 August 2016
In his last speech in the job, Glenn Stevens once again made a persuasive case for more infrastructure spending, writes Saul Eslake
National affairs
16 August 2016
Although Labor hasn’t faced the problems of its British counterpart, the party’s leader-selection changes have already had unintended consequences, writes Paul Rodan
National affairs
16 August 2016
Rather than trying to make the Senate more like the lower house, we could do it the other way round, says Peter Brent
National affairs
4 August 2016
The count has finished, writes Tim Colebatch, and Pauline Hanson has done better than expected. But has she the smarts to use that power?
National affairs
3 August 2016
If the would-be senator for Western Australia is “incapable of being chosen,” he won’t necessarily be replaced by another One Nation senator, writes Tony …
National affairs
2 August 2016
Updated 7pm Wednesday | Results from three states confirm that the Coalition will need to be more flexible to succeed in government, writes Tim Colebatch
National affairs
1 August 2016
If governments are serious about the royal commission into child protection, they should pledge in advance to honour its recommendations, says Patrick Sullivan
National affairs
29 July 2016
The new Senate is coming into clearer focus, writes Tim Colebatch
National affairs
29 July 2016
The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why
National affairs
28 July 2016
The latest turnout figures highlight the need for voting to be accessible, encouraged and voluntary, says Peter Brent
National affairs
15 July 2016
After a long campaign and a long count, the result isn’t so surprising after all, writes Paul Rodan
14 July 2016
The post-Brexit rise of Theresa May is fleeting balm for a troubled country, says David Hayes
National affairs
14 July 2016
Now that the federal election result is clear, one state stands out, says Peter Brent
International
13 July 2016
Britain’s highest legal officer was under enormous pressure to give the legal okay for the war in Iraq, writes Gabrielle Appleby. Australia can learn from the fallout
National affairs
11 July 2016
The long festival of democracy took Kerry Ryan to – where else? – Old Parliament House
National affairs
11 July 2016
It’s not only Labor whose primary vote is at historic lows, writes Tim Colebatch. And there’s no mystery about why
National affairs
8 July 2016
Detailed data shows that Labor isn’t likely to benefit from the late count in most undecided seats, writes Tim Colebatch
National affairs
8 July 2016
Deft media management took the sting out of Australia’s first inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq
National affairs
8 July 2016
We’re starting to see the shape of the next parliament more clearly, says Peter Brent
National affairs
8 July 2016
The election campaign showed that Medicare has wide support, write Hal Swerissen and Stephen Duckett. But that doesn’t mean the scheme should stand still
National affairs
7 July 2016
Tim Colebatch on the state of the count, the cost to Labor of the CFA dispute, and a tantalising glimpse of the Tasmanian Senate count
National affairs
6 July 2016
Tim Colebatch updates our coverage of the Election Commission figures and looks at what the election means for the Greens
National affairs
6 July 2016
The nail-bitingly long count has given Coalition dissidents plenty of time to snipe, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
5 July 2016
Robert Menzies mastered it, but this might be one of the skills Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t share with his long-serving predecessor, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
5 July 2016
The count goes on, and history is already being written and rewritten. Tim Colebatch looks at three more myths
5 July 2016
Britain’s media finds in Australia’s drama some relief from the country’s own, says David Hayes
National affairs
3 July 2016
What do we know so far about the likely post-election scene? Tim Colebatch has been crunching the latest numbers
National affairs
2 July 2016
There’s still plenty of uncertainty in the details, but Peter Brent takes a punt on the House of Representatives numbers
Essays & reportage
1 July 2016
He might have been an ardent admirer of the United States, but Harold Holt also brought welcome changes to Australia’s relations with the rest of the world, writes Paul Rodan
Essays & reportage
1 July 2016
Legal reforms in June 1966 removed much of the discrimination built into Australia’s migration policy, writes Gwenda Tavan