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International Dennis Altman 19 December 2018 Two years into the job, Donald Trump’s future seems less certain than ever
International Michael Leach 14 December 2018 The country’s political scene is being shaped by co-habitation between an AMP government and a Fretilin president International Lesley Russell 14 December 2018 It’s being called the new “Year of the Woman,” and it augurs badly for the Republicans International Graeme Dobell 27 November 2018 “Hot peace” is a much better label for this period of competing powers within a single system International Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil 22 November 2018 In a tale of two countries, India is reacting but China is largely unmoved
International Erin Handley 19 November 2018 After two years observing the genocide hearings, an Australian journalist gauges the local response to last week’s verdict
International Lesley Russell 12 November 2018 Well, the ripple has become a wave, with the respected FiveThirtyEight now estimating that the Democrats have picked up thirty-eight seats in the House. Here’s Lesley… International Lesley Russell 29 October 2018 Once again, the depth of division in the United States has been laid bare International Lesley Russell 19 October 2018 With the US midterm elections less than three weeks away, how likely is a Democratic triumph? International Lesley Russell 5 October 2018 Donald Trump has launched an all-fronts attack on science and environmental protection
International Ross Burns 28 September 2018 Funds for a campaign to publicise the destruction of historical sites might be better spent where the damage was done
International Louisa Lim 25 September 2018 Uighur families in Adelaide are watching the crackdown in China’s Xinjiang province with intensifying alarm International Tim Colebatch 21 September 2018 On balance, it’s been a good first term for the Indonesian president. But is he putting the gains in danger? International Antonio Castillo 12 September 2018 Fuelled by new arrivals in the Bolivian capital, Indigenous architecture is on the rise in El Alto International Lesley Russell 17 August 2018 The Trump administration says the decades-old effort to reduce poverty is over, for all the wrong reasons
International Michael Leach 14 August 2018 The combination of a Fretilin president and an Alliance government is testing the country’s system
International Rowan Callick 7 August 2018 Xu Zhangrun makes a compelling case against the country’s direction under Xi Jinping International Kerry Brown 7 August 2018 Xu Zhangrun’s bold critique of contemporary China points to potential flashpoints ahead International Michael Bartos 1 August 2018 Regardless of the result, this week’s election has pressed the post-liberation reset button International Rosita Armytage 27 July 2018 Imran Khan the prime minister won’t necessarily look like Imran Khan the candidate
International Ross Burns 20 July 2018 Syria’s seven-year conflict is favouring those who play the long game
International Lesley Russell 2 July 2018 And what it means for the midterm elections International John Quiggin 29 June 2018 Amid more bad news from Washington come signs that attitudes are hardening against much of what the Trump presidency stands for International Justin Hastings 19 June 2018 With an economy in transition, the regime is under greater pressure to reach a deal International Lesley Russell 28 May 2018 Maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States are already shamefully high, and the Trump administration’s policies are making them worse. But California is…
International Xan Rice 24 May 2018 Can the Kakuma refugee camp — former home to many Australian Sudanese — complete the transition to a thriving economy?
International Tim Colebatch 16 May 2018 Can the five parties of the governing coalition reconcile very different priorities? International Amrita Malhi 11 May 2018 Having won the most seats, the opposition parties endured twenty-four hours of suspense. Was the old government working on plan B? International John Tilemann 9 May 2018 Just weeks before his meeting with Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear agreement. What is likely to happen next? International Amrita Malhi 29 April 2018 Asia’s giant is playing an outsized role in Malaysia’s election campaign