Books & arts
20 September 2024
The erratic owner might have delivered the fatal blows, but he didn’t destroy Twitter on his own
Books & arts
19 September 2024
The great geopolitical struggle of our time, cold war 2.0, is cyber war and proxy war and tech war, economic face-off and nuclear brinkmanship
Books & arts
19 September 2024
An immense database of early modern plays reveals “a veritable avian community, a magpie nest, each writer borrowing from each other”
National affairs
17 September 2024
The government wants to rule a line under criminal behaviour in the military, but internal resistance remains strong
Books & arts
16 September 2024
Two journeys up the east coast of Australia
National affairs
National affairs
16 September 2024
The Keating government’s changes to employment services – intensified by its Coalition successors — have bred inefficiency and fragmentation
National affairs
3 September 2024
The arguments against a rise in JobSeeker have proliferated, but none of them stands up to scrutiny
National affairs
30 August 2024
It’s time for a reborn immigration department outside Canberra’s bulging home affairs portfolio
National affairs
29 August 2024
ASIC has accused Australia’s dominant stock exchange operator of false and misleading conduct. But does the ASX have a deeper problem?
National affairs
28 August 2024
The opposition leader has an electorally ineffective obsession
Essays & reportage
Essays & reportage
14 September 2024
Our correspondent reacquaints himself with the PNG capital, a place getting a lot more attention these days
Essays & reportage
13 September 2024
What the International Court of Justice says about Israel’s treatment of the occupied territories and what it means for Australia
Essays & reportage
3 September 2024
The puzzle of Anthony Albanese’s struggling prime ministership
Essays & reportage
16 August 2024
Historian Judith Allen challenged the way historians do their work
Essays & reportage
8 August 2024
The military hierarchy took a dim view of aircrew traumatised by their experiences over Nazi Germany
Books & arts
Books & arts
24 September 2024
Memoirs of “a weaver at the loom” through four presidencies
Books & arts
13 September 2024
The rise and fall of an experiment in self-directed learning
Books & arts
12 September 2024
Silk Road sceptic William Dalrymple argues for the centrality of India in ancient times
Books & arts
12 September 2024
A fine-grained and often funny new history of the Soviet cold war reveals an imperial power promoting itself as a friend of the global liberation struggle
Books & arts
10 September 2024
Composer Alexander Goehr swam against the postwar tide
International
International
19 September 2024
Israel’s intensifying effort to deter its enemies adds to the risk of an escalation in regional violence
International
2 September 2024
As Israeli protesters take to the streets, news emerges that defence minister Yoav Gallant has clashed again with Benjamin Netanyahu
International
30 August 2024
A military analyst and an economist see Myanmar’s junta heading towards a desperate fight for survival
International
21 August 2024
The rebellion that put Muhammad Yunus at the helm should prompt reflection in Canberra and other foreign capitals
International
15 August 2024
Le Parisien’s headline captures the post-Olympic challenges facing France’s new left-dominated government, not least in New Caledonia
Correspondents
Correspondents
20 September 2024
An Australian plan to improve policing in the Pacific deals with just one element of the islands’ crime and conflict problem
Correspondents
12 September 2024
The vice-president laid out her plans for the future while Donald Trump was caught in a tangle of past grievances
Correspondents
27 August 2024
While Harris and Walz capture the headlines, congressional seats are being closely fought in key states
Correspondents
24 August 2024
In her acceptance speech, the Democratic nominee sought to flip the script on patriotism, inflation and immigration
Correspondents
16 August 2024
Some polls suggest the Democratic nominee can hold her own among male voters despite Donald Trump’s misogynistic attacks