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Books & arts Michael Gill 9 October 2024 Canny coalition-building fuelled the ascendancy of Indonesia’s Joko Widodo. But does his chosen successor represent continuity or change?
Books & arts Andrew Ford 8 October 2024 Authenticity isn’t quite the right word for what Neal Peres Da Costa is aiming to achieve Books & arts Ann Curthoys 8 October 2024 A new collections of essays critiques a high-profile defence of the British Empire Books & arts Alecia Simmonds 4 October 2024 A new account of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial focuses on the victims of an unfathomed perpetrator
Books & arts Linda Jaivin 1 October 2024 Once described as the Zelig of Chinese politics, Zhou Enlai had an uneasy relationship with the Great Helmsman 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?

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National affairs

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 National affairs Mike Steketee 16 September 2024 The Keating government’s changes to employment services – intensified by its Coalition successors — have bred inefficiency and fragmentation National affairs Adam Triggs 3 September 2024 The arguments against a rise in JobSeeker have proliferated, but none of them stands up to scrutiny

Essays & reportage

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 Essays & reportage Sophie Rigney 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 Paul Strangio 3 September 2024 The puzzle of Anthony Albanese’s struggling prime ministership

Books & arts

Books & arts Philippa Hawker 2 October 2024 The Joker’s journey becomes a jukebox musical
Books & arts Lesley Russell 24 September 2024 Memoirs of “a weaver at the loom” through four presidencies Books & arts Jim Davidson 23 September 2024 A double biography reveals the creative partnership between Robert Louis and Fanny Stevenson Books & arts Margaret Simons 20 September 2024 The erratic owner might have delivered the fatal blows, but he didn’t destroy Twitter on his own Books & arts Robert White 19 September 2024 An immense database of early modern plays reveals “a veritable avian community, a magpie nest, each writer borrowing from each other”

International

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 International Hamish McDonald 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 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 Correspondents Bill Scher 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 Lesley Russell 27 August 2024 While Harris and Walz capture the headlines, congressional seats are being closely fought in key states Correspondents Bill Scher 24 August 2024 In her acceptance speech, the Democratic nominee sought to flip the script on patriotism, inflation and immigration