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Books & Arts Frank Bongiorno 16 April 2021 A new book that attempts to understand the prime minister runs into its own problems

Books & Arts Tom Hyland 16 April 2021 Books | How did two very different leaders come to join George W. Bush’s “march of folly”?

Books & Arts Sara Dowse 16 April 2021 Books | The region that gave the world the word “balkanised” proves a fascinating setting for a travel book with a difference

National Affairs Hamish McDonald 14 April 2021 With the war crimes unit getting to work, will Afghan victims be compensated and whistleblowers protected?

International Nic Maclellan 15 April 2021 Fearful of growing Chinese influence, the Trump White House pledged increased engagement with the Pacific islands. Will Joe Biden follow suit?

National Affairs Peter Brent 14 April 2021 Is Scott Morrison the prime minister to win the next election?

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National Affairs

National Affairs Carol Johnson 13 April 2021 Will the government survive the vaccine debacle?

National Affairs Adam Triggs 12 April 2021 US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen is proposing a global minimum corporate tax rate. Criticisms of her long-overdue plan don’t stack up

National Affairs James Panichi 9 April 2021 Why is competition commissioner Rod Sims more exercised than his international counterparts by Google’s takeover of Fitbit?

National Affairs Judith Ireland 8 April 2021 Has the government missed another opportunity to genuinely tackle sexual harassment?

National Affairs John Edwards 8 April 2021 Extract | Faced with a delicate balancing of debt reduction and jobs, the government is sending out mixed messages

Essays & Reportage

Essays & Reportage Mike Steketee 9 April 2021 With a new book reopening the debate about the one-time NSW premier’s behaviour in office, our correspondent assesses the evidence

Essays & Reportage Andrew Ford 8 April 2021 The twentieth century’s most famous composer died fifty years ago this week

Essays & Reportage Lesley Russell 7 April 2021 Politics meets science in response to the WHO’s report on the origins of the coronavirus

Essays & Reportage Nicole Hasham 27 March 2021 It’s been a long road for hydrogen, but its time might finally have arrived

Essays & Reportage Geoff Kitney 27 March 2021 Is the time right for the sweeping reforms proposed in a new series of essays?

Books & Arts

Books & Arts Gary Werskey 12 April 2021 It’s time for a new conversation about Australian impressionism

Books & Arts Brian McFarlane 11 April 2021 Cinema | Gary Oldman brings screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz to vivid life

Books & Arts Zora Simic 10 April 2021 Books | Two Australian men write about trauma’s lingering effects

Books & Arts Brett Evans 9 April 2021 Books | Our brains weren’t designed for 126 emails a day

Books & Arts Janna Thompson 7 April 2021 Books | Are reports of philosophy’s death premature?

International

International Michael Leach 6 April 2021 As the country is hit with floods, Covid-19 takes its first casualty

International Danielle Wood 25 March 2021 With two of their critics appointed to senior roles by the US president, the big tech companies are on notice

International John Quiggin 8 March 2021 Public support for much greater government spending has grown in the United States, and the economic risks can be managed

International Lesley Russell 2 March 2021 Sharing vaccines fairly is not only an ethical imperative but also essential to controlling Covid-19

International Antonio Castillo 1 March 2021 Informal workers in Latin America search for ways to survive during the pandemic

Correspondents

Correspondents Klaus Neumann 13 April 2021 Our correspondent detects parallels between the fortunes of German football and the travails of the Merkel government

Correspondents Klaus Neumann 28 March 2021 What two men tell us about the evolution of German right-wing populism

Correspondents Thomas Kean 5 March 2021 Letter from Yangon | Resolute citizens continue to face off with an intransigent military in Myanmar

Correspondents Klaus Neumann 15 December 2020 A sharp rise in Covid-19 cases shows how a small minority is exercising outsized influence in Germany

Correspondents Klaus Neumann 18 November 2020 Black Lives Matter, a princess from Zanzibar and Germany’s “memorial hygiene”

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Podcasts

Podcasts Peter Clarke, Wendy Stone and Peter Mares 30 April 2019 Election 2019 | The central goals of housing policy have been lost in debates about tax breaks for landlords

Podcasts Jennifer Doggett, Lesley Russell & Peter Clarke 15 April 2019 Australia’s last big healthcare reform was in the 1970s. As the election campaign gets under way, two analysts discuss urgently needed changes with Peter Clarke

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