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National Affairs Tim Colebatch 20 April 2018 Buried in a Treasury report is the data that shows where most of the jobs are going
National Affairs Chris Bonnor 20 April 2018 The second Gonski report has been presented to the federal government, and will soon to be made public. Will it back innovative ideas to improve schools — and if it does, will… National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 19 April 2018 What went wrong when Family First was absorbed by the Australian Conservatives — and what does it say about how people vote? Books & Arts Jane Goodall 19 April 2018 Television | Behind the algorithms, is this just an old-fashioned propaganda outfit with a thick veneer of spin?
From the archive Andrew Leigh 18 April 2018 A new study finds social status rippling across the centuries Essays & Reportage David Fettling 18 April 2018 The Australian prime minister knew that any attempt to resurrect the old British Empire in Asia was doomed to failure

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National Affairs Graeme Smith 13 April 2018 And the truth about China’s intentions probably lies somewhere between
National Affairs Abul Rizvi 13 April 2018 How did the target become a ceiling? National Affairs Mike Steketee 6 April 2018 Automated welfare didn’t end with the robo-debt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 5 April 2018 The former treasurer rode a worldwide economic boom to fame; now there are calls for his return to parliament National Affairs Norman Abjorensen 5 April 2018 Party hardheads know that a change of leader would be a disaster. That leaves only one alternative

Essays & Reportage

Essays & Reportage Deborah Cheetham 18 April 2018 Extract | It’s turned out to be a continuing process, says the composer of Pecan Summer, the story of the Cummeragunja walk-off
Essays & Reportage Gideon Haigh 12 April 2018 Extract | Hidden behind the scandal of Mollie Dean’s death was a story worth telling Essays & Reportage Michelle Scott Tucker 8 April 2018 The story of Elizabeth Macarthur, a driving force in early New South Wales, highlights gaps in the story of colonial Australia Essays & Reportage Sue Taffe 28 March 2018 Extract | A new biography probes the remarkable life of the Indigenous rights campaigner Mary Montgomerie Bennett Essays & Reportage James Panichi 26 March 2018 Politico’s takeover of a sleepy weekly at Europe’s political epicentre promised great things. So what happened when the big stories began to break?

Books & Arts

Books & Arts Glenn Nicholls 17 April 2018 Books | A remarkable novel by a one-time internee in Australia has attracted critical acclaim in Germany
Books & Arts Brett Evans 11 April 2018 Books | The former academic and the pugnacious ex-soldier both tell compelling stories about life before politics Books & Arts Julie Shiels 9 April 2018 Visual Arts | The temptation is to look away. But what are we really trying to avoid? Books & Arts Jeremy Gans 9 April 2018 Books | The memoirs of one of Australia’s best-known judges raise important questions about sentencing, politics and the media Books & Arts Andrew Ford 9 April 2018 Music | Van Morrison has it, Gladys Knight has it, and so does Aretha Franklin. Somehow Nick Coleman captures it on the page

International

International Nic Maclellan 18 April 2018 This month’s CHOGM coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of a multi-megaton British nuclear test in the Pacific, covertly supported by Australia and other Commonwealth members
International Ross Burns 17 April 2018 Chemical weapons have been a feature of the Syrian conflict since 2011. Are we any closer to a strategy to deal with their use — and with the forces fuelling the wider conflict? International Lesley Russell 13 April 2018 America’s opioid crisis won’t be solved by the Mexican wall and capital punishment. Meanwhile, deaths keep rising, and Australia isn’t immune International Michael Leach 10 April 2018 Newly aligned parties are squaring off as the parliamentary election campaign gets under way International John Besemeres 4 April 2018 The Russian president faces uncharacteristically united international opposition at the beginning of a potentially unstable final term in office

Correspondents

Correspondents David Hayes 30 March 2018 How a poison attack in an English cathedral city became an international diplomatic crisis
Correspondents Thomas Kean 29 March 2018 Parliament’s election of a new president this week creates the opportunity for a change in direction Correspondents Antonio Castillo 22 March 2018 Cuba’s namesake town sits uncomfortably close to the US military base Correspondents Lesley Russell 19 March 2018 The Republican Party is heading for the midterm elections with no plan B Correspondents Lesley Russell 15 March 2018 As US gun-control efforts continue, there are signs of a shift in opinion and resolve

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Podcasts Peter Clarke & Rob Manwaring 18 March 2018 Two political insurgencies — in Batman and in South Australia — failed to live up to expectations this weekend. Peter Clarke talks to political scientist Rob … Podcasts Peter Clarke 24 November 2016 Peter Clarke talks to Bio21 researcher Chris Armstrong about new research that challenges popular views of this enigmatic illness

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