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Norm Kelly 3 March 2011 Disunited, the Maori Party risks losing identity and support, writes Norm Kelly in Wellington
International Geoff Andrews 3 March 2011 Berlusconi’s success in holding on to power highlights a vacuum at the heart of Italy’s politics, writes Geoff Andrews Tarek Osman 3 March 2011 Egypt’s middle class is determined that the revolution will lead to real change, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo International Michael Jacobs 2 March 2011 As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on… International Matthew Gray 25 February 2011 As much as anything, it’s the complexity of the Middle East that’s become more obvious over the past few weeks, writes Matthew Gray
International Nasrin Alavi 21 February 2011 Tehran’s ruling elite says that Iran’s revolutionary experience was the inspiration for the Arab insurrections, yet seeks to crush demonstrators at home. Iran’s…
Ian Henderson 18 February 2011 In London, Ian Henderson finds that Britain’s migration test reveals more about its authors than they would ever have anticipated Our correspondent in Rangoon 18 February 2011 Ross Dunkley headed a high-profile foreign-owned business caught up in a web of tensions, writes our correspondent in Rangoon Aleks Vickovich 11 February 2011 Ghana has its fair share of developmental headaches, but a heavy handed government isn't one of them, writes Aleks Vickovich Tarek Osman 9 February 2011 The “eternal brown land” is preparing for a further deluge of political energy in response to decades of growing pressure, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo
International Matthew Gray 7 February 2011 Plenty of people are waiting for a chance to replace Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak – whether now or in September – and while each has their weaknesses, most are…
Antonio Castillo 3 February 2011 It is the world’s largest annual migration of people – tens of millions of Chinese migrant workers reuniting with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year.… Frank Bongiorno 2 February 2011 The next casualties of Britain’s phone-hacking controversy could come from the media, politics or the police. But whoever falls next, it probably won’t be good news… International Hank Nelson 28 January 2011 Hank Nelson on a festive season of politics in Papua New Guinea International Peter Browne 28 January 2011 Although it symbolises China’s embrace of the market economy, Shanghai is still very much shaped by the party and entrenched corruption
David Corlett 20 January 2011 Regardless of the obstacles, people still try to cross the southern border into the United States. David Corlett talks to three of them
International Martin Stuart-Fox 19 January 2011 In the wake of the resignation of prime minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Martin Stuart-Fox looks at politics and corruption in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Xan Rice 17 January 2011 With counting under way in the southern Sudan independence referendum, Xan Rice meets up again with a former resident of the Kakuma refugee camp, Philip Ngor Bol Robert Horvath 7 January 2011 The crackdown on demonstrators in Moscow could be helping to unite the opposition, writes Robert Horvath in Moscow International John Besemeres 4 January 2011 Alexander Lukashenko’s brutal crackdown looks like another win for Moscow. John Besemeres traces the latest shift in orientation by the dictatorial president of Belarus
International Nicholas Farrelly 31 December 2010 New parliaments and a new year – Nicholas Farrelly looks at the challenges for Burma and its democracy movement as the military attempts to remake the country’s image
International Michael Jacobs 16 December 2010 Cancun will restore confidence among governments and business that action is going to occur, writes Michael Jacobs, and that makes progress more likely Frank Bongiorno 14 December 2010 The protests in Britain highlight how much the Liberal Democrats have compromised to share power, writes Frank Bongiorno in London. And where does that leave the new… International Danielle Chubb 13 December 2010 Relations are unlikely to be warm, but dealings with the North can be handled calmly, writes Danielle Chubb International Geoffrey Barker 2 December 2010 The WikiLeaks disclosures show the need to balance private and public diplomacy, writes Geoffrey Barker
International Amrita Malhi 2 December 2010 Malaysia’s Free Gaza campaign is pitched at both international and domestic audiences, writes Amrita Malhi
International John Besemeres 15 November 2010 The fall of the Berlin Wall was the iconic event in the unravelling of European communism. But it might not have happened without the strikes across Poland eight years earlier,… International Michael Jacobs 9 November 2010 Almost a year later, it’s easier to judge what was and wasn’t achieved in the Danish capital, writes Michael Jacobs – and what it means for this… Mike Veseth 8 November 2010 The Australian wine industry is caught in a perfect storm, writes The Wine Economist, Mike Veseth, in Tacoma, Washington Frank Bongiorno 4 November 2010 We’re all in this together, the British chancellor told the nation as he announced sweeping cuts in spending. Britons aren’t up in arms yet, writes Frank …