This page lists a selection of recent news reports and commentary on federalism issues.

Health Reform
 
Mark Metherell, ‘Showdown with state looms over health reforms‘, SMH, 8 October 2009.

Jeremy Sammut, ‘Federal government gets casemix wrong’, The Australian, 19 September 2009.

Mike Steketee, ‘Stumbling blocks on the journey to better health’, The Australian, 15 August 2009.

Nick Miller, Mark Metherell and Ari Sharp, ‘Radical overhaul of Medicare urged’, The Age, 28 July 2009.

George Williams, ‘Health reform needs a federal fix first’, SMH, 28 July 2009.

Editorial, ‘No easy answers for ailing health system’, The Australian, 28 July 2009.

Jeremy Sammut, ‘Beds not bureaucrats can ease health crisis’, The Australian, 28 July 2009.

Education

Editorial, ‘School spending probe’s wide scope’, The Australian 27 July 2009.

Justine Ferrari and Natasha Robinson, ‘Evil Revolution eats up school funds’, The Australian, 11 July 2009.

COAG and National Reform

Alan Fels and Fred Brenchley, ‘States paying lip service to national regulation and reform’ The Age, 11 July 2009. 

Mike Steketee, ‘COAG needs dose of political Viagra,’ The Australian, 11 July 2009.

High Court on Commonwealth tax bonuses(Pape)

Michael Pelly, ‘Taxing bonus poser for rights of states’, The Australian, 10 July 2009.

George Williams, ‘High Court casts shadow on Canberra’s lofty vision’, SMH, 9 July 2009.

Other

Peter Anderson, ‘Old awards decked out in new rags’, The Australian, 29 September 2009.

Matthew Franklin, ‘Jenny Macklin reads riot act on housing’, The Australian, 26 September 2009.

Ewin Hannan and Imre Salusinszky, ‘Business push for national job safety laws’, The Australian, 25 September 2009.

Michael Pelly, ‘National licence on the agenda’, The Australian, 11 September 2009.

Ewin Hannan, ‘Gillard pledges to forge one workplace relations system’, The Australian, 27 August 2009.

Nicolas Perpitch, ‘State goes solo on fire alert system’, The Australian, 22 August 2009.

Tony Pollock, ‘Education’s dodgy operators must be shown the door’, The Australian, 20 July 2009.