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Essays & reportage Christine Horn 3 February 2012 Logging has changed remote Sarawak in many ways, but the aftermath can produce a new kind of isolation, writes Christine Horn
Essays & reportage Cameron Muir 2 February 2012 Is “balanced” development really the best way to manage our inland rivers? Cameron Muir looks at the language that could save or condemn them Essays & reportage Henry Reynolds 24 January 2012 Australia’s attachment to a flag with the Union Jack in the top corner puts it in odd company Essays & reportage Jane Goodall 9 January 2012 Václav Havel, who died in December, was Orwell’s true successor, writes Jane Goodall Essays & reportage Graeme Dobell 16 December 2011 Graeme Dobell looks at humanitarian intervention in theory and practice
Essays & reportage Ali Wardak and John Braithwaite 7 December 2011 Intensified military activity has failed, argue John Braithwaite and Ali Wardak. It’s time for a ceasefire
Essays & reportage Elisabeth Wynhausen 2 December 2011 The government has created a giant job-search industry caught between competition and over-regulation, writes Elisabeth Wynhausen Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 29 November 2011 Mental health had a big win in this year’s budget – and that’s when the fights began, writes Melissa Sweet in this joint investigation with Crikey Essays & reportage Lisa Waller 27 October 2011 Despite the international evidence, the Northern Territory has discouraged bilingual programs in its schools, writes Lisa Waller. But there are early signs of another… Essays & reportage Don Whitington 4 October 2011 Fifty years ago Australia’s major parties had limited resources and few staff. But one party had an edge over the other, writes Don Whitington in this essay first…
Essays & reportage Melissa Gregg 29 September 2011 Attention-seeking technologies are increasingly blurring the line between home and work, writes Melissa Gregg
Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2011 With the Leveson inquiry into the British press starting work in London, Rodney Tiffen looks at what the phone-hacking scandal has revealed so far about media, politics… Essays & reportage Shakira Hussein 13 September 2011 Shakira Hussein travels to Pakistan in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 Essays & reportage Nicholas Gruen 25 August 2011 Manning Clark went on a grand quest, writes Nicholas Gruen. But perhaps it was the journey rather than the arrival that mattered Essays & reportage Frank Bowden 3 August 2011 Bacterial infections might move more slowly than heart attacks, writes Frank Bowden, but they can be just as deadly
Essays & reportage Brett Evans 1 August 2011 “Don’t tell me you’re going to spend your life looking for the soul?” Brett Evans meets the philosopher David Chalmers
Essays & reportage Michael Gilding 26 July 2011 Fathers’ groups claim many children don’t know who their real father is. But what does the evidence say? Essays & reportage Robyn Williams 6 July 2011 Frequent flyer Robyn Williams takes a look at how aviation is dealing with its carbon footprint Essays & reportage Klaus Neumann 30 June 2011 Compassion as a motivator for action is overrated, writes Klaus Neumann, but Go Back to Where You Came from is a reminder that it’s not a bad starting point Essays & reportage Michael Jacobs 24 June 2011 Mainstream economics is beginning to recognise the opportunities alongside the climate threat, writes Michael Jacobs
Essays & reportage Kieran Finnane 22 June 2011 Measures to deal with alcohol in Alice Springs go only so far, argues Kieran Finnane
Essays & reportage Jasmina Kijevcanin 15 June 2011 Jasmina Kijevcanin recalls more than a year spent as a humanitarian worker in the North Caucasus Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 13 June 2011 Would abandoning the treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances, asks Geoffrey Barker Essays & reportage Brett Evans 6 June 2011 Hung parliaments don’t come along very often in Australian federal politics. Tony Windsor clearly wants to make the most of the chance, writes Brett Evans Essays & reportage Margaret Simons 2 June 2011 The federal government is showing signs of getting back into the urban planning business, reports Margaret Simons
Essays & reportage Matthew Gray 27 May 2011 After dark, Matthew Gray caught a glimpse of life beneath the surface in the Jordanian capital
Essays & reportage Ralph Johnstone 10 May 2011 Backed by Lindsay Tanner, two initiatives in Melbourne are taking on the obstacles that face qualified Africans applying for professional jobs, reports Ralph Johnstone Essays & reportage Peter Mares 2 May 2011 Changes to Australia’s migration program have stranded tens of thousands of international graduates at the end of a queue that shows no sign of moving — and the immigration… Essays & reportage Natasha Cica 28 April 2011 Tasmania’s feel-good mood has given way to a bittersweet fight over versions of the future, writes Natasha Cica Essays & reportage Ken Hillman 5 April 2011 Hospitals, as much as relatives and friends, can find it hard to let go