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Podcasts Margaret Simons & Peter Clarke 14 April 2010 Margaret Simons (pictured) talks to Peter Clarke about a challenging co-writing project, the political memoirs of Malcolm Fraser
National affairs Brian Toohey 7 April 2010 Building Australian submarines would compound the defence white paper’s mistaken view of the threats Australia faces, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Peter Brent 6 April 2010 Acting lessons? Tony Abbott was right to say no, says Peter Brent National affairs Peter Brent 1 April 2010 Simon Birmingham has breakfast at Tiffany’s, and it’s another day in parliament’s social media landscape, writes Peter Brent National affairs Anthony Sibillin 31 March 2010 Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 30 March 2010 The states’ house has always been controlled by politics and parties, argues Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 26 March 2010 Most coverage of the home insulation controversy ignored history and avoided simple mathematics, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Peter Mares 22 March 2010 Peter Mares spoke to journalist Sue Neales and political scientist Haydon Manning about the likely shakedown in Tasmania and South Australia Essays & reportage Brian Costar & Jennifer Curtin 22 March 2010 In Tasmania, Greens leader Nick McKim is pushing for Labor or the Liberals to strike a written agreement with his party in return for its support. Brian Costar and… National affairs Peter Brent 10 March 2010 The Coalition’s focus on debt could easily backfire, argues Peter Brent
National affairs Dean Jaensch 10 March 2010 The South Australian economy has picked up, but the polls suggest a government in serious trouble. What went wrong, asks Dean Jaensch
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 9 March 2010 Referendums promised by Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott are fraught with political risk, writes Norman Abjorensen Lesley Russell 3 March 2010 Despite President Obama’s remarkable mastery of the facts, the Republicans weren’t budging, reports Lesley Russell National affairs Brian Toohey 2 March 2010 It’s not so much the size of government spending that counts – it’s the quality, writes Brian Toohey Lesley Russell 23 February 2010 This week’s summit aims to save the embattled healthcare overhaul through the power of persuasion, writes Lesley Russell
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 10 February 2010 In a democratic system the parties themselves should practise internal democracy, argues Norman Abjorensen
Books & arts Terry Lane 2 February 2010 TELEVISION | Yes Minister turns thirty this month. Terry Lane looks back at one of the great British TV comedies National affairs Brian Costar 22 January 2010 With four elections in twelve months it’s likely that allegations about electoral fraud will surge in 2010. Brian Costar looks at two court cases that exposed a… National affairs Peter Brent 21 January 2010 Four elections, two changes of government. Peter Brent sticks his neck out in this guide to the 2010 electoral landscape Lesley Russell 21 January 2010 2010 could be even tougher for Barack Obama, but things could turn around quickly, writes Lesley Russell
International Peter Browne 19 January 2010 Labour looks like losing the British election, but will the Conservatives win, asks Peter Browne
Frank Bongiorno 15 December 2009 Tony Blair came clean on the BBC on Sunday morning, but didn’t say a word about the right of citizens to have their leaders speak truthfully, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Norman Abjorensen 10 December 2009 With Tony Abbott in charge the game is on in earnest, writes Norman Abjorenson Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen & Ross Gittins 10 December 2009 Some good, some bad: the Howard government’s economic record compared with the performance of other Western countries National affairs Brian Toohey 2 December 2009 There are more straightforward ways of moving towards a low-carbon future, argues Brian Toohey
National affairs Peter Brent 2 December 2009 Voters know too much about Tony Abbott, but in the long run that’s not a problem for his party, writes Peter Brent
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 1 December 2009 The turmoil will continue, writes Geoffrey Barker, and meanwhile the small “l” liberals are missing in action National affairs Sara Dowse 1 December 2009 Fiona Nash, elected deputy National Party leader this week, brought together women from the four main political parties a decade ago to force parliament to approve the medical… National affairs Geoffrey Barker 27 November 2009 This could be the end of the Liberal Party as we know it, argues Geoffrey Barker National affairs Geoffrey Barker 17 November 2009 Geoffrey Barker dissects George Brandis’s defence of liberalism in the face of his party’s dalliance with conservatism