Essays & Reportage
22 February 2018
Michael Wolff’s book owes a large debt to the ethically grounded work of the journalists he professes to disdain
National Affairs
20 February 2018
How did Australia’s upper house evolve into a part-elected, part-nominated body?
Books & Arts
19 February 2018
Television | Bob Hawke was a remarkable politician — but what does that tell us about his impact?
National Affairs
19 February 2018
The mystery is why Emma Alberici’s article was published in the first place
National Affairs
17 February 2018
The week’s events raise the age-old mystery: exactly what is this strange beast?
National Affairs
16 February 2018
A looming court case is further evidence of a deep divide within a once-powerful election-winning machine
National Affairs
16 February 2018
Barnaby Joyce isn’t the only political figure in a spot of personal bother
International
16 February 2018
Can the Democrats break Republican partisanship in the run-up to the November elections?
National Affairs
15 February 2018
The bookies are backing the Greens at next month’s by-election in inner-Melbourne. But the contest is more complicated than punters might think
National Affairs
12 February 2018
Thanks to section 44 (and resignations), the current Senate might be the least democratic in Australian history. But it can be fixed
Books & Arts
11 February 2018
Books | Centre-left parties are struggling everywhere. Can they adapt?
National Affairs
8 February 2018
The battle for the inner-Melbourne seat is no ordinary by-election for Labor
International
6 February 2018
Despite his age, the former anti-corruption chief looks like returning to a key position in the Chinese leadership
National Affairs
2 February 2018
Conventional wisdom advises against holding referendums at election time. Conventional wisdom is wrong
National Affairs
26 January 2018
To call Nick Xenophon a populist is to miss the reasons for his remarkable rise
National Affairs
26 January 2018
What happens when Australians are asked to name the most significant historical events of their lifetimes?
National Affairs
23 January 2018
Evidence suggests that Australians aren’t strongly wedded to celebrating a national day on 26 January
National Affairs
19 January 2018
Is a Shorten prime ministership just a matter of time?
National Affairs
12 January 2018
With the right team, the next election could bury race-based campaigning once and for all
International
12 January 2018
This year’s election will be a fight not only for government but also over the legacy of the country’s most successful party
International
11 January 2018
The electoral prospects are hard to read as the United States enters midterm-election year
International
5 January 2018
Only presidential action will resolve the impasse brought on by last year’s inconclusive election
Books & Arts
5 January 2018
Books | Beyond the headlines it generated, Kevin Rudd’s memoir helps explain why he lost the prime ministership
Correspondents
4 January 2018
The latest protests reveal rising discontent outside the major cities
International
22 December 2017
As the shape of the new government becomes clearer, Germany’s longest-running police show illuminates the political challenge ahead
International
22 December 2017
Podcasts | It started slowly, but became the best-known of all political scandals
National Affairs
21 December 2017
The Coalition has weathered periods of disunity before, but this time there’s the added problem of ructions within the National Party
National Affairs
18 December 2017
A temporary reprieve for Malcolm Turnbull was also a reminder of Bill Shorten’s limitations
National Affairs
15 December 2017
Political year in review | A lack of state or federal leadership coups made for an unusual year in Australian politics. And the strangeness didn’t end there
National Affairs
14 December 2017
The detailed figures are out at last, and they confirm that One Nation’s preferences barely mattered
