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Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 19 February 2009 There’s plenty of scope for the federal government’s “revolution” in schooling but few signs of the ideas and resources it would require, writes Dean …
Essays & reportage Tom Griffiths 16 February 2009 Testimony from the 1939 and 2009 fires reveals what we haven’t learnt from history Essays & reportage Gillian Cowlishaw 13 February 2009 Annette’s story is not just another addition to Australia’s “stolen generation” narrative, writes Gillian Cowlishaw Essays & reportage Bruce Grant 29 January 2009 The latest release of cabinet papers is a reminder of the political stresses triggered by the arrival of Indochinese boat people in the mid 1970s. Bruce Grant, author of… Essays & reportage Klaus Neumann 19 January 2009 The author of Dreams from my Father has the character, intellect and instincts for the job, writes Klaus Neumann
Essays & reportage Sylvia Lawson 6 January 2009 We are constantly delivered a double miracle: Aboriginal survival, and the Aboriginal will to forgive us all and share it, writes Sylvia Lawson
Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 18 December 2008 Two films made sixty years apart are a reminder of how hard it is to tell the story of Australia, writes Dean Ashenden Essays & reportage Norman Abjorensen 10 December 2008 Liberal senator Marise Payne profiled Essays & reportage James Panichi 4 December 2008 Rugby star David Campese, Victorian Labor MP Carlo Carli and Argentinean millionaire Luigi Pallaro (pictured) all took a keen interest in Italy’s experiment in democracy. But it… Essays & reportage David Andrew Roberts 27 November 2008 Still in print after five decades, Russel Ward’s The Australian Legend has survived its critics, writes David Andrew Roberts
Essays & reportage Peter Mares 27 November 2008 All sides of politics agree that a German-style national feed-in tariff to encourage rooftop solar power makes sense. But Christine Milne’s bill to create the tariff is…
Essays & reportage David Corlett 27 November 2008 The link between climate change and migration is more complex than it might seem, writes David Corlett in this extract from his new book Essays & reportage Jeremy Gans 10 November 2008 Has fear of upsetting the public caused Victoria’s new human rights charter to lose its way? It’s a question with national implications, writes Jeremy Gans Essays & reportage Chris Bonnor 27 October 2008 Why are some rural government schools doing so well? Because they reflect the old idea that schools should serve all the students in their community, writes Chris Bonnor Essays & reportage Richard Johnstone 23 October 2008 Is the energy, liveliness and to-the-pointness of text-messaging already history, asks Richard Johnstone
Essays & reportage Erik Eklund 20 October 2008 Never again? The Great Depression changed a generation, writes Erik Eklund, but can we be sure that all the lessons were learnt?