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Essays & reportage Kieran Hegarty 6 November 2024 Targeted by hackers and sued by publishers, the Internet Archive continues to push boundaries
International Peter Brent 5 November 2024 After two presidential misfires in a row, the polls are under intense scrutiny ahead of tomorrow’s vote Books & arts Frances Flanagan 5 November 2024 The case for valuing and protecting “connective labour” in an increasingly automated and disconnected world Books & arts Andrew Ford 4 November 2024 A poem, a painting, a chance remark — almost anything can ignite the composer’s imagination
National affairs Mark Baker 4 November 2024 Ahead of this week’s presidential election, billionaire newspaper owners have created a furore by blocking their editors’ endorsements Books & arts Anne-Marie Condé 31 October 2024 Triple-tested in its own kitchen, the Women’s Weekly’s recipes helped shape Australian tastes. But it had its rivals

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National affairs

National affairs Dean Ashenden 24 October 2024 Labor’s “national approach” to schooling has failed. It’s time for a rethink
National affairs Dean Ashenden 27 September 2024 The Monthly and the Saturday Paper are campaigning for fairer school funding. But are they missing the deeper story? National affairs James Panichi & Ryan Cropp 25 September 2024 Has Big Tech’s big-spending campaign against competition law come to a university near you? National affairs Peter Brent 24 September 2024 Bob Hawke’s old seat is among the Greens’ best prospects, but the redistribution isn’t quite the gift it looks National affairs Mark Baker 17 September 2024 The government wants to rule a line under criminal behaviour in the military, but internal resistance remains strong

Essays & reportage

Essays & reportage Hamish McDonald 21 October 2024 Can the “brainy and agile” Penny Wong counter the power of US-centric defence and security agencies?
Essays & reportage Michael Piggott 17 October 2024 What the record reveals about the future prime minister and the ornamental pond Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 10 October 2024 As the first anniversary of the Voice vote approaches, should we be thinking differently about truth-telling? Essays & reportage Don Watson 25 September 2024 Once a symbol of greatness, the city’s uneven decline mirrors the national malaise Essays & reportage Gordon Peake 14 September 2024 Our correspondent reacquaints himself with the PNG capital, a place getting a lot more attention these days

Books & arts

Books & arts Susan Stone 6 November 2024 A former trade negotiator sets out to imprive trade’s profile and reputation
Books & arts Jacinta Halloran 1 November 2024 Life’s binaries bleed into each other in a spirited memoir shadowed by a terminal illness Books & arts John Docker 1 November 2024 Our reviewer savours an idiosyncratic account of the Queen, on and off duty Books & arts Glenn Nicholls 1 November 2024 A Lutheran pastor introduced to remote communities a different way of thinking about schooling for Aboriginal children Books & arts Jim Davidson 24 October 2024 Peter Parker has trawled widely to produce a documentary history of gay life in London from postwar repression to the hope induced by 1957’s Wolfenden report

International

International Saul Eslake 24 October 2024 All signs suggest that China is in the grip of a long, self-induced economic slowdown
International Tony Walker 3 October 2024 As the risk of region-wide war grows in the Middle East, the United States looks increasingly like an ineffectual bystander International Tony Walker 2 September 2024 As Israeli protesters take to the streets, news emerges that defence minister Yoav Gallant has clashed again with Benjamin Netanyahu International Hamish McDonald 30 August 2024 A military analyst and an economist see Myanmar’s junta heading towards a desperate fight for survival International Thomas Kean 21 August 2024 The rebellion that put Muhammad Yunus at the helm should prompt reflection in Canberra and other foreign capitals

Correspondents

Correspondents Bill Scher 2 November 2024 Almost every presidential election since 1980 has had a double-digit gender gap. What do the polls suggest about next week’s?
Correspondents Alan Keenan 30 October 2024 Faced with difficult circumstances, a new leftist president has so far struck a deft balance Correspondents Lesley Russell 13 October 2024 Climate has made a dramatic intervention in the US election Correspondents Klaus Neumann 1 October 2024 Why have Germans suddenly joined the far right in opposing immigrants? Correspondents Nic Maclellan 20 September 2024 An Australian plan to improve policing in the Pacific deals with just one element of the islands’ crime and conflict problem