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A nation divided and torn
Lesley Russell
29 October 2018
Once again, the depth of division in the United States has been laid bare
International
Ouvea looks forward, and back
Nic Maclellan
26 October 2018
With New Caledonia’s self-determination vote looming, our correspondent visits the scene of a turning point in the independence struggle
International
Blue wave or red wall?
Lesley Russell
19 October 2018
With the US midterm elections less than three weeks away, how likely is a Democratic triumph?
International
Anna Burns, a Booker with soul
David Hayes
17 October 2018
The Belfast novelist’s prize underlines the BBC’s cultural drift
International
Corbyn and responsibility
David Hayes
8 October 2018
This party leader can’t own or disown his past, nor Labour’s
International
Science under siege
Lesley Russell
5 October 2018
Donald Trump has launched an all-fronts attack on science and environmental protection
International
Rebuilding Palmyra – in Washington?
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
Xi Jinping’s war on the Uighurs
Louisa Lim
25 September 2018
Uighur families in Adelaide are watching the crackdown in China’s Xinjiang province with intensifying alarm
International
The year the gloves came off
Duncan Hewitt
25 September 2018
Updated
| Despite opting for a less confrontational chief executive, Beijing has tightened its grip in Hong Kong
International
The island making everyone crazy
Nic Maclellan
24 September 2018
Nauru’s government tried to restrict journalists covering this month’s Pacific Islands Forum, but only highlighted the desperate state of refugees living on the island, and…
International
Indonesian democracy’s gathering clouds
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
Nordic numbers
Mats Engström
20 September 2018
Sweden’s far-right party is big enough to cause headaches but small enough to be contained — with the right policies — by its larger rivals
International
Speakers great and small
Graeme Dobell
13 September 2018
Are America and Australia two allies separated by a common language?
International
Bolivia’s Neo-Andean visionary
Antonio Castillo
12 September 2018
Fuelled by new arrivals in the Bolivian capital, Indigenous architecture is on the rise in El Alto
International
British eyes on Canberra’s mess
David Hayes
27 August 2018
Letter from London
| Australia’s political drama gives Britain respite from Brexit, along with a crash course in Canberrology
International
How America’s War on Poverty became a war on the poor
Lesley Russell
17 August 2018
The Trump administration says the decades-old effort to reduce poverty is over, for all the wrong reasons
International
A first test for Timor-Leste’s cohabitants
Michael Leach
14 August 2018
The combination of a Fretilin president and an Alliance government is testing the country’s system
International
“I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose”
Klaus Neumann
12 August 2018
Why did Mesut Özil, one of the most talented footballers of his generation, decide to quit playing for his home country?
International
China’s age of anxiety
Rowan Callick
7 August 2018
Xu Zhangrun makes a compelling case against the country’s direction under Xi Jinping
International
Worrying about Xi Jinping
Kerry Brown
7 August 2018
Xu Zhangrun’s bold critique of contemporary China points to potential flashpoints ahead
International
Zimbabwe steps into the future
Michael Bartos
1 August 2018
Regardless of the result, this week’s election has pressed the post-liberation reset button
International
“When we vote, we expect change”
Erin Handley & Kong Meta
30 July 2018
An inevitable election result in Cambodia has attracted international condemnation and resignation tinged with defiance among supporters of the opposition
International
Getting ready for the blue wave
Lesley Russell
28 July 2018
A frenetic White House reflects growing fears about the Republicans’ fate in November
International
“I’ll tell you, they are all exactly the same”
Rosita Armytage
27 July 2018
Imran Khan the prime minister won’t necessarily look like Imran Khan the candidate
International
A mad riddle, plus plus plus
David Hayes
27 July 2018
Britain’s exit from Europe is showing the flaws of both parties to the negotiations
International
Waving, but also drowning
Klaus Neumann
24 July 2018
The rising death toll in the Mediterranean reflects a deeper problem with European policy towards irregular migrants
International
From Deraa to Deraa
Ross Burns
20 July 2018
Syria’s seven-year conflict is favouring those who play the long game
International
The elephant in the bedroom
Jonathan Malloy
13 July 2018
Canadians find themselves caught in an uncomfortably close relationship with Donald Trump’s America
International
“Here we are, living it again, as though we didn’t learn our lesson”
Margaret Simons
4 July 2018
Profile
| Filipino senator Risa Hontiveros faces jail for protecting witnesses to a brutal state-sponsored killing. Has the country’s politics come full circle?
International
How a party became a cult
Lesley Russell
2 July 2018
And what it means for the midterm elections
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