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International Norm Kelly 28 July 2009 A vote on whether parents can smack children has exposed the contradictions in New Zealand’s system of citizens-initiated referendums, writes Norm Kelly
Robert Milliken 27 July 2009 Australian wine has suffered a beating in the American press but one man is standing up for it, writes Robert Milliken in San Francisco Frank Bongiorno 17 July 2009 Despite globalisation, most of us can’t treat where we live as a kind of airport transit lounge, writes Frank Bongiorno International Nicholas Farrelly 10 July 2009 We forget to ask the obvious question, writes Nicholas Farrelly: how have the generals managed to stay in control for so long? International Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2009 Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker
International Julian Thomas 6 July 2009 A pyrrhic victory for the American recording industry shows that fast broadband and new applications demand a rethink of the law, writes Julian Thomas
International Edward Aspinall 2 July 2009 Former rebels have come to power in Aceh but they now face the twin challenges of winning greater autonomy from Jakarta and controlling corruption in their own ranks, writes… International Norm Kelly 30 June 2009 New Zealand’s National Party government has lost its first minister, while Labour easily retained Helen Clark’s old seat, writes Norm Kelly International Kevin Boreham 29 June 2009 That old diplomatic stand-by, “masterly inactivity,” might well be the best response to the events in Iran, writes Kevin Boreham International Geoffrey Barker 18 June 2009 Pakistan needs a greater Australian investment in dollars and people, writes Geoffrey Barker
Frank Bongiorno 4 June 2009 The target of the public’s vengeance for the downturn has shifted from bankers to MPs
International Robin Jeffrey 28 May 2009 Amid uncertain economic and social times, a revitalised Congress Party is back at the centre of Indian politics, writes Robin Jeffrey Xan Rice 23 May 2009 With two former allies battling for control of Mogadishu, Somalia’s transitional government faces a fresh challenge, writes Xan Rice Frank Bongiorno 18 May 2009 Everyone seems to have some sort of camera these days, as the British Police are discovering to their cost, writes Frank Bongiorno International Norm Kelly 12 May 2009 As the government’s honeymoon continues, Labour must contest the seat vacated by Helen Clark, reports Norm Kelly
International Greg Fealy 11 May 2009 Last month’s election result shows falling popular support for Islamic parties, with implications for July’s presidential poll, writes Greg Fealy
International Nicholas Farrelly & Andrew Walker 6 May 2009 Shifting alliances are deepening the underlying crisis in Thai politics, report Nicholas Farrelly and Andrew Walker International Norm Kelly 2 May 2009 Will the beneficiaries of Afghanistan’s hastily designed electoral system give ground in the interests of long-term stability, asks Norm Kelly International Savitri Taylor 22 April 2009 Facing an uncertain future in Indonesia, it’s hardly surprising that some refugees and asylum seekers try to continue on to Australia, writes Savitri Taylor International Andy Butfoy 17 April 2009 Don’t expect a revolution in US foreign policy, writes Andy Butfoy
International Robert Horvath 15 April 2009 While controversy rages in the West over the failings of neo-liberalism, in Russia the very basis of Vladimir Putin’s “managed democracy” is under question,…
Cormac Ó Gráda 15 April 2009 The Irish economy is in crisis, writes Cormac Ó Gráda, but not all the gains of two decades of growth will be lost International Kate Sullivan 14 April 2009 The eighty-one year old candidate with his own Facebook group symbolises how India’s parties are trying to come to grips with millions of young voters, writes Kate Sullivan International Andrew Walker & Nicholas Farrelly 14 April 2009 Once sacrosanct, the Thai monarchy has become a focus of discontent, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly Nic Dawes 8 April 2009 The less glorious traditions of the ANC have been on vivid display during South Africa’s election campaign, writes Nic Dawes
Frank Bongiorno 3 April 2009 Attitudes to people with disabilities are changing in Britain, but the progress is uneven, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
Xan Rice 18 March 2009 Reporting from Nairobi is made difficult by an opaque government, writes Xan Rice, but talking to ordinary Kenyans is rarely a chore International Fred Fletcher 10 March 2009 Will another liberal intellectual lead a party to power, this time in Canada? Fred Fletcher profiles Michael Ignatieff Masimba Biriwasha 5 March 2009 The political agreement in Zimbabwe is generating mixed feelings in the capital, writes Masimba Biriwasha Frank Bongiorno 4 March 2009 Incumbency provides great electoral and political advantages to governments, but it can also be a fatal burden, writes Frank Bongiorno in London