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National affairs Norman Abjorensen 11 August 2009 The eventful lives and uneventful memoirs of George Reid and Ned Hogan show that politics and self-reflection don’t always go together. Will John Howard follow their…
National affairs Brian Toohey 5 August 2009 Is Kevin Rudd a supporter or a critic of neo-liberal policy-making? On the evidence of his approach to climate change, it’s hard to know, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Norman Abjorensen 29 July 2009 Norman Abjorensen, co-author of Australia: The State of Democracy, runs a tape-measure over the nation’s democratic institutions and practices National affairs Peter Brent 23 July 2009 Liberal Rule avoids the shortcomings of The Howard Years, but has flaws of its own, writes Peter Brent National affairs Norman Abjorensen 16 July 2009 The Coalition underestimates Wayne Swan at its peril, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Rob Chalmers 9 July 2009 It’s that rare thing – a political leader publicly at odds with Australia’s largest print media company. Rob Chalmers reports from Canberra
National affairs Peter Brent 8 July 2009 New recommendations for electoral reform are a step in the right direction, but the pace continues to be perplexingly slow, writes Peter Brent National affairs Norman Abjorensen 2 July 2009 Norman Abjorensen previews Liberal Rule, the “best effort yet at coming to grips with these extraordinary years” National affairs Geoffrey Barker 25 June 2009 Over the past week Canberra has fiddled while the world burns, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Peter Brent 17 June 2009 As Peter Costello’s fortunes show, politics can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time, writes Peter Brent
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 16 June 2009 Was Peter Costello ever really representative of an alternative face of the Liberal Party, asks Norman Abjorensen
Essays & reportage Paul Strangio 11 June 2009 On the hundredth anniversary of the creation of Australia’s modern political party system, Paul Strangio visits two very different landmarks Frank Bongiorno 4 June 2009 The target of the public’s vengeance for the downturn has shifted from bankers to MPs National affairs Geoffrey Barker 2 June 2009 Can political reporting be thorough and independent when an entire profession has grown up dedicated to stopping journalists from doing their jobs, asks Geoffrey Barker National affairs Brian Toohey 2 June 2009 The federal government is so anxious to avoid debt that it’s endangering its main priorities, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 May 2009 Fortunately the Institute of Public Affairs has had less influence than it has sought over the past sixty-six years, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Paul Rodan 19 May 2009 Does the Greens win in last weekend’s by-election have national implications? Paul Rodan takes a close look at the result National affairs Brian Costar 14 May 2009 The Brimbank Council scandal illustrates all that’s wrong with party factions, writes Brian Costar National affairs Rob Chalmers 13 May 2009 How does the Budget look if you've been going into the lock-up since 1952? The Press Gallery’s longest-serving member, Rob Chalmers, reports from Canberra National affairs Norman Abjorensen 5 May 2009 The federal government’s reversal on climate change is another example of the corporate colonisation of society, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Peter Brent 29 April 2009 Michael Ronaldson’s criticism of the electoral system is undermined by some very strange reasoning, writes Peter Brent
National affairs Peter Brent 22 April 2009 The Coalition isn’t making headway with its asylum seeker campaign, writes Peter Brent National affairs Norman Abjorensen 22 April 2009 There is something faintly absurd about treating a potential global catastrophe as just another everyday event that can be managed, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Norman Abjorensen 9 April 2009 We want political leaders to be like us, but at the same time not like us, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Brian Costar 3 April 2009 Australia’s new electoral commissioner has puts the facts back into the electoral reform debate, writes Brian Costar
Frank Bongiorno 3 April 2009 Attitudes to people with disabilities are changing in Britain, but the progress is uneven, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
National affairs Brian Toohey 31 March 2009 The growing demands of the superannuation industry are narrowing the government’s spending options, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 March 2009 History and geography suggest that Queensland’s Liberal National Party needs to think hard about its future, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Peter Brent 25 March 2009 John Howard as opposition leader rather than as prime minister has something to say to a fractious opposition, argues Peter Brent National affairs Geoffrey Barker 24 March 2009 News Limited’s newspapers viewed the Queensland election through an anti-Labor lens, writes Geoffrey Barker, and most of the other media followed their lead