Essays & Reportage
19 December 2016
The 1966 equal pay case was a product of the silence at the heart of Indigenous policy, writes one of the lawyers briefed in the case
Essays & Reportage
8 December 2016
It wasn’t until 1966 that women in the Australian public service won the right to remain employed after marriage, overcoming resistance even from their own union
Essays & Reportage
23 November 2016
When the Coalition won the November 1966 federal election, the Labor Party had no alternative but to modernise
From the archive
11 November 2016
How one of Britain’s greatest directors transferred John O’Grady’s sharply observed comic novel to the screen
Essays & Reportage
17 September 2016
Howard on Menzies makes for compelling viewing. But its flaws echo the shortcomings of Australia’s longest-serving prime minister
Essays & Reportage
28 July 2016
Published fifty years ago, The Tyranny of Distance changed the way we see Australia, writes Graeme Davison
From the archive
28 July 2016
We’re still living with the legacy of Labor’s decision to support public funding of non-government schools
Essays & Reportage
1 July 2016
He might have been an ardent admirer of the United States, but Harold Holt also brought welcome changes to Australia’s relations with the rest of the world, writes Paul Rodan
Essays & Reportage
1 July 2016
Legal reforms in June 1966 removed much of the discrimination built into Australia’s migration policy, writes Gwenda Tavan
Essays & Reportage
5 April 2016
Why did Robert Menzies, no longer prime minister, lay the National Library’s foundation stone fifty years ago? Robyn Holmes scoured the archives to unravel a mystery
Essays & Reportage
11 February 2016
Fifty years ago, Australia’s currency went decimal. But the long-awaited transition wasn’t without its problems, writes Brett Evans
Essays & Reportage
18 January 2016
Robert Menzies’s name is synonomous with a long period of stability and prosperity. Does the legend match the facts?