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National affairs Andy Butfoy 23 November 2011 The debate over uranium exports to India has ignored the most important argument of all, writes Andy Butfoy
National affairs Paul Rodan 18 November 2011 Party reform won’t solve Labor’s broader problem, writes Paul Rodan Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 18 November 2011 Labor’s search for meaning needs to go beyond the failures of the post-1996 party, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Joo-Cheong Tham 9 November 2011 More reforms are needed to ensure the integrity of party fundraising and regulate lobbyists in Victoria, writes Joo-Cheong Tham National affairs Fergus Green 20 October 2011 An Abbott government may well be able to repeal the carbon tax without paying compensation to the holders of carbon units. Fergus Green explains how
National affairs John Wood 20 October 2011 The events leading up to Allan Asher’s resignation highlight the need for the ombudsman to be free of government and departmental control, argues John Wood
National affairs Brian Costar 6 October 2011 Out of the clash of interests in federal parliament in 1911 came an enduring electoral reform, writes Brian Costar. An update is long overdue Essays & reportage Don Whitington 4 October 2011 Fifty years ago Australia’s major parties had limited resources and few staff. But one party had an edge over the other, writes Don Whitington in this essay first… National affairs Fergus Green 3 October 2011 As the latest carbon price package makes its way through parliament, Fergus Green takes a trip down memory lane National affairs Josh Dowse 28 September 2011 The Henry Report spelt out a series of tax reforms that would increase environmental and social sustainability, writes Josh Dowse. It’s great ammunition for a…
Books & arts Ramon Lobato 28 September 2011 Robert Manne’s new anti-Murdoch polemic paints a familiar picture of bias and bullying at the Australian, writes Ramon Lobato. So what else is new?
National affairs Frank Bongiorno 20 September 2011 Sixty years ago, H.V. Evatt successfully resisted strong public support for draconian anti-communist legislation, writes Frank Bongiorno. Is there a lesson for Labor in 2011? Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2011 With the Leveson inquiry into the British press starting work in London, Rodney Tiffen looks at what the phone-hacking scandal has revealed so far about media, politics… Books & arts Judith Brett 13 September 2011 Judith Brett reviews Heather Henderson’s collection of letters from her father, Robert Menzies Books & arts Norman Abjorensen 2 September 2011 Norman Abjorensen looks into the mind of the Australian voter
International Robin Jeffrey 31 August 2011 Deep political disillusionment in India won’t be solved simply by creating a new anti-corruption czar, writes Robin Jeffrey
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 August 2011 The real achievements of the Gillard government are being overshadowed by Labor’s ineptness, argues Norman Abjorensen National affairs Frank Bongiorno 21 August 2011 On the anniversary of the 2010 Australian election, Frank Bongiorno – just back from London – contrasts the challenges facing Britain and Australia National affairs Michael Gilding 17 August 2011 Michael Gilding reviews Paul Cleary’s analysis of the Australian mining industry David Hayes 16 August 2011 Four days and nights of riotous disorder are a potent argument for social repair. But lack of agreement on fundamentals could soon prove fatal to the chances, says David Hayes
Frank Bongiorno 10 August 2011 Despite defeating his brother in a long and hard-fought leadership campaign, it’s still not clear what British Labour leader Ed Miliband stands for, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 8 August 2011 Talk of an honourable compromise cannot hide an abject failure of economic, social and political vision, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Alan Ramsey 27 July 2011 Rob Chalmers, editor, journal and occasional Inside Story contributor, died this week after an extraordinary period in the Canberra Press Gallery. Alan Ramsey pays tribute National affairs Norman Abjorensen 21 July 2011 A week might be a long time in politics, but two years mightn’t be long enough, writes Norman Abjorensen From the archive Andrew Ford 13 July 2011 Does a good cause make good art?
National affairs Fergus Green 13 July 2011 Fergus Green unpacks the carbon pricing package to discover, at its core, a tension between fundamentally different visions for the future of Australia’s economy…
National affairs Paul Rodan 11 July 2011 A Liberal decision to direct preferences away from the Greens could hit the party hard in the lower house, writes Paul Rodan. But the evidence suggests that not all… National affairs Brian Toohey 7 July 2011 Fewer and cheaper submarines would do the job, writes Brian Toohey Books & arts Matthew Ricketson 29 June 2011 Journalists need to think more carefully about their relationships with their sources, writes Matthew Ricketson National affairs Brian Toohey 9 June 2011 Australians have as little idea about why we are fighting in Afghanistan as they had about why we entered the first world war, writes Brian Toohey