National Affairs
6 November 2023
Railing against the elites, the Australian’s editor-at-large has missed real messages in the Voice vote
National Affairs
16 October 2023
Would voluntary voting on referendum proposals help thaw the Constitution?
National Affairs
29 September 2023
History shows that the merits of the question are secondary considerations in any referendum vote
National Affairs
31 August 2023
A more responsible party leader wouldn’t have joined in a ridiculous debate about ticks and crosses
Books & Arts
14 February 2023
Opponents of a constitutionally enshrined Voice warn of many of the features that most attract its proponents
National Affairs
23 January 2023
Plenty, in fact, so the government needs to avoid getting derailed by the Voice’s critics (and some of its friends)
National Affairs
23 January 2023
Have critics overlooked what the opposition leader didn’t ask?
National Affairs
20 August 2019
Attempts to change the Constitution often fail, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying
National Affairs
22 January 2019
The Uluru Statement’s plan for an Indigenous Voice should be put to a vote as soon as possible
National Affairs
14 November 2018
The Voice and the republic might just add up to a winning combination
National Affairs
17 May 2018
The parliamentary report on dual citizenship was barely out before the government rejected its key recommendation. It’s time for some lateral thinking
National Affairs
2 February 2018
Conventional wisdom advises against holding referendums at election time. Conventional wisdom is wrong
National Affairs
10 August 2017
Could one divisive figure decide the result?
National Affairs
13 August 2015
His leadership again under threat, the prime minister is locked in a potentially terminal embrace with his party’s right, writes Peter Brent
National Affairs
26 June 2015
Referendums don’t bring out the best in the Australian political system, writes Peter Brent. But that shouldn’t stop us from picking our way through the minefield