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Books & Arts Drusilla Modjeska 19 April 2019 Books | Julienne van Loon asks all the right questions in this exploration of life in a precarious world
Essays & Reportage Rodney Tiffen 18 April 2019 The upsides and downsides of the organisation and its controversial founder National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 18 April 2019 Labor’s attempt to win government faces much greater obstacles this time round National Affairs Mike Steketee 17 April 2019 The Coalition’s return to the debt-and-deficits theme invites scepticism
Books & Arts Tom Greenwell 17 April 2019 Books | Was the Vietnam war a failed but noble bid to save a free nation, or a stubborn attempt to thwart self-determination? Correspondents Klaus Neumann 16 April 2019 A decade ago, that distinctive national mood seemed to have died out. And then came the rise of far-right populism

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National Affairs Carol Johnson 16 April 2019 Despite moderating its rhetoric, Labor once again faces concerted campaigning from business groups
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 15 April 2019 On the evidence so far, the election will be closer than expected National Affairs Judith Betts 12 April 2019 Contemporary records show that Australia didn’t adequately assist refugees admitted during the Lebanese civil war National Affairs Paul Williams 12 April 2019 The one-time Liberal senator was back in the news this week after cash-for-access revelations involving home affairs minister Peter Dutton National Affairs Tim Colebatch 11 April 2019 If a fair go means anything, the Coalition is heading for a bracing judgement from voters

Essays & Reportage

Essays & Reportage Ginger Gorman 22 March 2019 The social media giants say they’re dealing with online predators, but they really don’t want to talk about it
Essays & Reportage Eve Vincent 18 March 2019 How does welfare quarantining feel to the people on the receiving end? Essays & Reportage Diana Bagnall 14 March 2019 When is an airport not just an airport? Western Sydneysiders are in the process of finding out Essays & Reportage Kerry Ryan 13 March 2019 Andrew Wilkie rates her prospects highly, but independent candidate Helen Haines faces quite a challenge if she’s to follow Cathy McGowan into parliament Essays & Reportage John Quiggin 7 March 2019 Monopolies and oligopolies have come to dominate Western economies, and the case for breaking them up is strong

Books & Arts

Books & Arts Jane Goodall 17 April 2019 Television | Bigger thinking is needed on the small screen
Books & Arts Graeme Dobell 15 April 2019 Books | A former diplomat tells the story of the “talented cross-section” of Fiji’s youth who enlisted in the British Army in 1962 Books & Arts Brett Evans 11 April 2019 Books | Employers are exercising an extraordinary level of control — overt and covert — over their workers Books & Arts Andrew Ford 9 April 2019 Music | Is there a contradiction between Robyn Archer’s stature as a thinker and her sometimes playful performances? Books & Arts Brian McFarlane 5 April 2019 Cinema | Bill Nighy delivers a characteristically ambiguous performance in Sometimes Always Never

International

International Dave McCrae and Dirk Tomsa 15 April 2019 Why is the likely loser of the Indonesian election already crying foul?
International Hamish McDonald 10 April 2019 The title of Japan’s new era looks like a subtle challenge to the new emperor International James Panichi 2 April 2019 Britain created a caricature of the European Union, and Australian journalists went along with it International Lesley Russell 2 April 2019 Overreach is a feature of the Trump style — and he’s at it again with healthcare International Ross Tapsell 28 March 2019 Has social media created an artificial atmosphere around this year’s election?

Correspondents

Correspondents David Hayes 2 April 2019 Suppose the Remainers had narrowly won the 2016 Brexit referendum. What happened next?
Correspondents Jonathan Malloy 20 March 2019 The Trudeau government’s progressive image has taken a battering in recent weeks, but the opposition parties seem incapable of capitalising on its shortcomings Correspondents David Hayes 11 March 2019 The mutinies continue, but the endgame of Britain’s European drama could also be an opening Correspondents Lesley Russell 7 March 2019 The race to be in the 2020 presidential race is gathering pace Correspondents David Hayes 19 February 2019 A split from Labour is a shaft of light amid the Brexit gloom

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