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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
National Affairs Jeremy Gans 19 March 2019 The Pell sentencing raises challenging questions about cases involving authority figures Books & Arts Jane Goodall 18 March 2019 Television | The different focus and register of season two of Secret City reflects a shift in Canberra itself Essays & Reportage Eve Vincent 18 March 2019 How does welfare quarantining feel to the people on the receiving end?
National Affairs Rodney Tiffen 18 March 2019 Scott Morrison is heading into the election with a climate policy made up of half-truths and evasions National Affairs Tim Colebatch 15 March 2019 Only the Age and its siblings recognised the big story of the day

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National Affairs

National Affairs Carmela Chivers 20 March 2019 We’re doing better than many comparable countries, but that’s not enough
National Affairs Mark Ragg 15 March 2019 Listing on the PBS can mean big money for pharmaceutical companies. Should consumer groups be accepting their funds and giving them a hand? | A joint investigation with Croakey National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 13 March 2019 Our psephological correspondent sticks his neck out National Affairs Peter Mares 11 March 2019 Our “state of exception” combines disturbing practices, cost blowouts and chaotic administration National Affairs David Clune 9 March 2019 Far from being a disaster in New South Wales, minority government could bring lasting reforms

Essays & Reportage

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 Essays & Reportage Frances Flanagan 28 February 2019 We won’t solve the biggest challenges if they’re not reflected in the work we do Essays & Reportage Genevieve Lloyd 27 February 2019 Read together, Behrouz Boochani’s No Friend but the Mountains and the Uluru Statement challenge us to look differently at national boundaries

Books & Arts

Books & Arts Nick Haslam 14 March 2019 Books | What makes political leaders take their country to war?
Books & Arts Jane Goodall 12 March 2019 Television | A new series releases Australia’s past from the familiar black-and-white Books & Arts Brian McFarlane 12 March 2019 Cinema | Stan & Ollie looks at what came after the comedy Books & Arts Susan Lever 8 March 2019 Books | The 1970s saw the rise of women as a political constituency in Australia Books & Arts Paul Rodan 5 March 2019 Books | How Australia came to be good at elections

International

International Graeme Smith 15 March 2019 Pacific islands are navigating their own route between big-power plans
International Robin Jeffrey 12 March 2019 Despite the border flare-up, the national election result seems likely to be tighter this time International Justin Hastings 5 March 2019 The Hanoi summit might have failed to reach an agreement, but it highlighted the dilemmas facing the regime International Hamish McDonald 5 March 2019 A series of anniversaries is making the leadership anxious and exposing the country’s weaknesses International Jessie Blackbourn 26 February 2019 The controversy over Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain from Syria has parallels in Australia

Correspondents

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 Correspondents Lesley Russell 7 February 2019 Where does the president’s State of the Union speech lead? Correspondents David Hayes 29 January 2019 A Tokyo trip is another lesson in looking afresh

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