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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 National affairs Norman Abjorensen 10 November 2009 With the Green vote strengthening in some key federal electorates, the Labor–Green alliance in the ACT is worth a closer look, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 10 November 2009 The reporting of Kevin Rudd’s climate speech demonstrated the failings of the news media, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Brian Toohey 3 November 2009 Two novels, two realities. Brian Toohey looks at what fiction can tell us about governments and human rights National affairs Savitri Taylor & Brynna Rafferty-Brown 28 October 2009 There’s a price to be paid if we wish to remain a liberal society, write Savitri Taylor and Brynna Rafferty-Brown National affairs Peter Brent 15 October 2009 Oppositions can campaign on grievance, and governments can campaign on fear – it doesn’t work the other way round, writes Peter Brent National affairs Norman Abjorensen 12 October 2009 We need a strong opposition to hold government to account, and that may well be the real loss in the Peter Dutton preselection saga, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Brian Toohey 7 October 2009 The vast spending gap between compensation and renewable energy demonstrates a lack of federal government commitment to dealing with climate change, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Geoffrey Barker 1 October 2009 The Coalition’s contribution to economic debate is inflexible and unpersuasive, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Rob Chalmers 24 September 2009 Who will lead the Coalition after its almost inevitable loss at the next election? Long-time press gallery member Rob Chalmers assesses a small field National affairs Peter Brent 17 September 2009 Which version of the Hawke–Keating–Howard years does Kevin Rudd really believe, asks Peter Brent National affairs Rob Chalmers 25 August 2009 Massive public assistance is being given to a dying technology, writes Rob Chalmers, just when electric cars are showing enormous promise
National affairs Peter Brent 20 August 2009 New polling confirms that being in charge has a powerful influence on voter perceptions, writes Peter Brent
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