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National affairs Norman Abjorensen 10 September 2013 Despite the pundits, it won’t be business as usual under the Coalition, says Norman Abjorensen. But the Senate will determine much of the style and rate of change
National affairs Brian Costar 9 September 2013 Changes to how senators are elected would improve transparency, make voting easier, and stop parties with scarcely any support slipping into the Senate, says Brian Costar Books & arts Scott Ewing 6 September 2013 Scott Ewing reviews an indispensable guide to a world constantly being measured and surveyed National affairs Peter Brent 4 September 2013 Labor’s response to the Coalition’s argument that it was profligate during the financial crisis has been disastrously inept, argues Peter Brent Essays & reportage Kathy Marks 3 September 2013 Kathy Marks visits Australia’s most-watched suburbs
National affairs Amanda Cornwall 2 September 2013 Reef Rescue needs to focus on measures that really do improve water quality, says Amanda Cornwall. That means learning from other successful schemes
Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 2 September 2013 It’s time for harder thinking about Labor’s strengths and weaknesses, says Frank Bongiorno National affairs Brian Costar 29 August 2013 “Leadership” is seldom the key determinant of election results, writes Brian Costar. The mistaken belief has damaged both major parties International David Hayes 28 August 2013 Britain’s media coverage of Australia’s election is lively but limited, finds David Hayes Essays & reportage Dennis Altman 26 August 2013 In many ways the opposition has already won this election by shifting the political middle ground, writes Dennis Altman
Essays & reportage Greg Jericho 23 August 2013 Political bloggers brought a new rigour to interpreting the polls
National affairs John Quiggin 21 August 2013 Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey think that New Zealand’s economic policies have worked well. They’re wrong, writes John Quiggin Podcasts Peter Clarke 20 August 2013 Peter Clarke talks to Fact Check presenter John Barron about the ABC’s newest project Essays & reportage Stephen Mills 20 August 2013 Has Labor’s campaign taken a fatal turn? History shows that divided control of campaign messages can be a disaster, writes Stephen Mills National affairs Rodney Tiffen 15 August 2013 Shareholders might be wise to worry about Rupert Murdoch’s “gifted tabloid editor,” writes Rodney Tiffen
Books & arts Jane Goodall 15 August 2013 Does misogyny in politics reflect a deeper problem in the character of political debate, asks Jane Goodall
National affairs Paul Rodan 14 August 2013 Wrong candidates get chosen for reasons that vary between parties big and small, writes Paul Rodan National affairs Brian Costar 8 August 2013 Labor failed to take the opportunity to make historic changes to campaign finance disclosure, writes Brian Costar National affairs Norman Abjorensen 6 August 2013 The problems go back to 2007, writes Norman Abjorensen Essays & reportage Dennis Altman 29 July 2013 How much has changed over the past four decades, asks Dennis Altman in this extract from his new book, The End of the Homosexual?
David Hayes 25 July 2013 The scale of Britain’s problems leaves its party and electoral systems struggling to catch up, says David Hayes
Essays & reportage Jane Goodall 5 July 2013 Germaine Greer’s advice to Julia Gillard to “get rid of those bloody jackets!” created a furore. But perhaps she was onto something Essays & reportage James Panichi 1 July 2013 Targeting marginal seats is nothing new in politics, but the gambling industry has shown it can work for lobby groups too. James Panichi pieces together the story National affairs Frank Bongiorno 27 June 2013 The leadership vote only underlines the fact that the Labor Party is more or less broken, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Norman Abjorensen 25 June 2013 They aren’t always right in the national capital, but they are this time, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Ken Haley and Andrew Dodd 17 June 2013 What we think about media regulation correlates strongly with what we read, write Ken Haley and Andrew Dodd
National affairs Peter Mares 7 June 2013 The federal government’s reforms of the temporary visa scheme deal with longstanding problems, writes Peter Mares, but there’s more to be done Books & arts Sara Dowse 6 June 2013 Should the Australian women’s movement have relied so much on government? Sara Dowse responds to Anne Summers’s The Misogyny Factor National affairs Gabrielle Appleby 30 May 2013 By failing to consult adequately about its referendum on local government, the government has increased the likelihood it will fail, argues Gabrielle Appleby Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 23 May 2013 Frank Bongiorno reviews Nick Cater’s The Lucky Culture