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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 …
International Zuleika Arashiro 4 November 2010 This nation of 192 million people has plenty to celebrate, writes Zuleika Arashiro Lesley Russell 4 November 2010 Identifying any common ground is almost impossible, writes Lesley Russell in Washington International Rodney Tiffen 29 October 2010 Fox News isn’t only partisan – it’s now an active player within the Republican Party. The consequences could be serious, writes Rodney Tiffen International Geoff Andrews 27 October 2010 The cracks in the Italian government are growing wider, writes Geoff Andrews. But can the opposition rise to the challenge?
May Ngo 22 October 2010 May Ngo writes from Calais, where irregular migrants continue to take their chances on finding a way into Britain
Lesley Russell 14 October 2010 Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the… International Geoffrey Barker 13 October 2010 Nicolas Sarkozy’s currency reform push will test the skills of the erratic French leader, writes Geoffrey Barker Michelle Dimasi 6 October 2010 Afghanistan’s Hazara people, targeted by the Taliban, still have a strong reason to seek protection from countries like Australia, writes Michelle Dimasi in Kabul International Michael Jacobs 6 October 2010 European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide, writes Michael Jacobs
Frank Bongiorno 29 September 2010 In London, Frank Bongiorno ponders the life of a highly productive expatriate who eventually returned to Australia, and those who have followed him
Mats Engström 23 September 2010 Sweden’s election last weekend left the centre-right Alliance for Sweden with a slim hold on government after neither of the main alliances won a majority of votes. In… Liam Weeks 21 September 2010 Liam Weeks writes from Ireland, where as many as 40 per cent of governments have relied on the support of independents in parliament Lesley Russell 15 September 2010 With the mid-term elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell International Michael Jacobs 2 September 2010 In every generation one issue comes to symbolise the wider battle to protect the natural world. This could be it, writes Michael Jacobs