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Social fitness
Nick Haslam
23 March 2023
A tight network of interpersonal connections is both a buffer and a blanket
Books & Arts
Writing history in dark places
Marian Quartly
23 March 2023
A historian tries to hear the voices of lost children
Books & Arts
Eastern Europe’s faultline
Mark Edele
21 March 2023
A distinguished historian uses one family’s story to illuminate the borderland between Europe and Russia
National Affairs
Neoliberalism’s child
John Quiggin
20 March 2023
The latest Productivity Commission report marks the end of an era
National Affairs
Treaty-making gathers pace
Harry Hobbs
17 March 2023
Most state and territory governments have commenced negotiations with First Nation peoples
Books & Arts
Jane Austen’s prime minister?
Jane Goodall
14 March 2023
Tanya Plibersek’s biographer makes the case for her “strength of understanding and coolness of judgement”
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National Affairs
Torpedoes ahead!
Hamish McDonald
14 March 2023
The AUKUS submarine announcement has immediately raised thorny questions about cost, timing and design
National Affairs
Have we reached electricity’s carbon-free tipping point?
John Quiggin
9 March 2023
Despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and despite China’s investment in coal, the signs are encouraging
National Affairs
Not-so-super strategy
Peter Brent
3 March 2023
Does the timing of the government’s superannuation tax reforms make any electoral sense?
National Affairs
A frolic of its own
Daniel Reeders
22 February 2023
In a remarkable turnaround, the TGA has eased restrictions on the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA. But will the benefits be fairly spread?
National Affairs
Just remind me, what is the Constitution?
Peter Brent
15 February 2023
There are good reasons to be sceptical about recent polling on the Voice referendum
Essays & Reportage
Essays & Reportage
Damaging the brand
Rodney Tiffen
7 March 2023
The Dominion Voting Systems legal suit against Fox News has already unearthed damning evidence from within the Murdoch-owned network
Essays & Reportage
The elusive quest for decent homes
Peter Mares
1 March 2023
Not-for-profit associations are taking over as providers of affordable rental housing. What can Australia learn from Britain, where the trend is well advanced?
Essays & Reportage
Playing in the grey
Ryan Cropp
24 February 2023
A sociologist ventures into a largely hidden financial system beyond the reach of governments and regulators
Essays & Reportage
Building a better capitalism
Peter Mares
9 February 2023
Jim Chalmers’s essay coincided with disturbing British revelations that confirmed the urgency of his concerns. But did he go far enough?
Essays & Reportage
Harry, Meghan and the republic
Ann Curthoys, John Docker and Lyndall Ryan
7 February 2023
On Netflix and in print, the couple’s story has been informed by a historical perspective with implications for Australia
Books & Arts
Books & Arts
Digital dreams
Julian Vido
17 March 2023
Can computer technology be relied on to increase equality?
Books & Arts
Dictating democratisation
Liam Gammon
17 March 2023
Democracy has spread in a distinctive way among Asia’s success stories
Books & Arts
MUP’s book of Kells
Jim Davidson
10 March 2023
A centenary history traces the fits, starts and tensions surrounding Melbourne University Press
Books & Arts
Autochrome’s intimate legacy
Richard Johnstone
9 March 2023
Enthusiasm for this early form of colour photography might have been shortlived, but it left behind many remarkable images
Books & Arts
The past catches up
Graeme Dobell
7 March 2023
An Australian diplomat follows le Carré and Greene among spies and moles
International
International
Before the deluge
Lesley Russell
13 March 2023
A series of long-awaited legal proceedings against Donald Trump could start as early as this week
International
Pushing the nuclear envelope
Andy Butfoy
22 February 2023
Will the West’s delicate balancing act accidentally trigger a chain reaction?
International
Ruffled feathers or straws in the wind?
Robin Jeffrey
21 February 2023
Defending Adani and attacking the BBC and George Soros: it’s been a busy few weeks for India’s Modi government
International
Tack to the future?
Christiaan De Beukelaer
8 February 2023
A new generation of sailing vessels is highlighting the challenge of reducing shipping emissions
International
What next for China?
Rana Mitter
23 December 2022
Challenges at home are contributing to a tentative shift in relations with the West
Correspondents
Correspondents
The egotism of German pacifism
Klaus Neumann
14 March 2023
Our correspondent casts a critical eye over an emerging German peace movement
Correspondents
Trudeau’s challenge
Jonathan Malloy
24 February 2023
Can a tired government be revived by the old family magic?
Correspondents
Kyiv, one year on
Alexandra Biggs
22 February 2023
A new normal has taken root in a city at war
Correspondents
Getting Brexit undone
Sam Freedman
20 February 2023
Voter sentiment has shifted decisively, leaving the major parties in a quandary
Correspondents
Not enough houses?
Peter Mares
22 January 2023
Britain’s housing crisis has lessons for Australia