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National Affairs Peter Brent 9 May 2023 The Australian Election Study is hamstrung by some worrying choices
National Affairs John Edwards 8 May 2023 The economy on budget eve is in better-than-expected shape, but its problems will become more evident as inflation falls National Affairs Hamish McDonald 4 May 2023 The government’s strategic review has left the commentariat puzzled National Affairs James Walter 2 May 2023 ScoMo, Teflon Dan and the democratic deficit National Affairs Peter Mares 28 April 2023 Labor has taken bold steps towards recasting Australia’s migration system, but difficult questions remain
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 24 April 2023 Steady-as-she-goes government is unequal to Australia’s challenges
National Affairs John Quiggin 20 April 2023 Labor’s electric vehicle strategy won’t quickly reverse Australia’s laggard status. But the news isn’t all bad National Affairs Tom Greenwell 19 April 2023 Parental choice or equitable access? There’s a way of reconciling the two National Affairs Peter Brent 18 April 2023 Neither result in the Voice referendum will benefit the opposition leader National Affairs Jennifer Doggett 12 April 2023 Mark Butler’s plan to ban personal nicotine imports could be undermined by online prescription services
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 6 April 2023 Recent election results tell a story Peter Dutton doesn’t want to hear
National Affairs Tim Rowse 5 April 2023 A capacity to enable fruitful cross-cultural interaction was among the strengths of Yolngu leader Yunupingu, who died last weekend National Affairs Toby Walsh 3 April 2023 It’s the lack of intelligence in AI that we should be most worried about, and that requires a different response National Affairs Tim Colebatch 3 April 2023 As its first leader warned, the Liberal Party can’t win office as the “party of reaction” National Affairs Peter Brent 2 April 2023 Life has just got a lot harder for Peter Dutton
National Affairs Peter Brent 31 March 2023 By-election results are often opaque, but their results can have quite an impact
National Affairs Tim Colebatch 31 March 2023 Does history provide any grounds for a Labor win in Aston? National Affairs Tim Colebatch 27 March 2023 And that shows the scale of the challenge facing the Liberals National Affairs Tim Rowse 27 March 2023 The debate over the revised wording of the Voice amendment misses a key point: this is a referendum like no other National Affairs John Quiggin 20 March 2023 The latest Productivity Commission report marks the end of an era
National Affairs Harry Hobbs 17 March 2023 Most state and territory governments have commenced negotiations with First Nation peoples
National Affairs Hamish McDonald 14 March 2023 The AUKUS submarine announcement has immediately raised thorny questions about cost, timing and design National Affairs John Quiggin 9 March 2023 Despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and despite China’s investment in coal, the signs are encouraging National Affairs Peter Brent 3 March 2023 Does the timing of the government’s superannuation tax reforms make any electoral sense? National Affairs Daniel Reeders 22 February 2023 In a remarkable turnaround, the TGA has eased restrictions on the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA. But will the benefits be fairly spread?
National Affairs Peter Brent 15 February 2023 There are good reasons to be sceptical about recent polling on the Voice referendum
National Affairs Chris Bonnor 7 February 2023 The rising number of selective government schools is harming other students. But could those schools become part of a better solution? National Affairs Robert Horvath 6 February 2023 Australia’s fringe Russian nationalist movement has worrying international links National Affairs Tim Colebatch 27 January 2023 Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition? National Affairs Margaret Simons 27 January 2023 The robot can tell you what everyone else thinks — and that creates an opportunity for journalists