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International Amrita Malhi 20 January 2010 Attacks on Christian churches in Malaysia tell us more about shifting political faultlines than about religious attitudes in this multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, writes…
International Peter Browne 19 January 2010 Labour looks like losing the British election, but will the Conservatives win, asks Peter Browne International Peter Browne 14 January 2010 China’s decision to resist binding emissions targets at Copenhagen gives a glimpse of a country with big and sometimes conflicting plans for growth, trade and influence,… International Ian Lowe 17 December 2009 Ian Lowe catches some glimpses of the Copenhagen conference from outside in the queue Frank Bongiorno 15 December 2009 Tony Blair came clean on the BBC on Sunday morning, but didn’t say a word about the right of citizens to have their leaders speak truthfully, writes Frank Bongiorno
International Larry Marshall 13 November 2009 Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall
Lesley Russell 10 November 2009 Can Democrats in the US Senate use the same techniques as their colleagues in the House to turn healthcare reforms into law, asks Lesley Russell International Norm Kelly 29 October 2009 Taito Phillip Field’s jailing on corruption charges highlights the need for a more transparent process of ministerial discretion, writes Norm Kelly Lesley Russell 29 October 2009 The prognosis for healthcare reform in the United States is improving by the day, writes Lesley Russell in Washington International Maria Tumarkin 22 October 2009 What sense can be made of the rehabilitation of the Soviet regime – and the figure of Stalin – in present-day Russia, asks Maria Tumarkin
Frank Bongiorno 15 October 2009 The British debate over breastfeeding in public reveals a puzzling double standard, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
International Geoffrey Barker 13 October 2009 What were the western media representatives getting themselves into at the Beijing summit, asks Geoffrey Barker International Nicholas Farrelly 12 October 2009 Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues Nicholas Farrelly International Jon Fraenkel 7 October 2009 Fiji confirms the lesson of history: military officers aren’t very good at managing the affairs of state, writes Jon Fraenkel Xan Rice 5 October 2009 Despite first world technology, humans still share an intimate co-existence with nature in Kenya, especially during a drought, writes Xan Rice
Morag Fraser 30 September 2009 Barack Obama made a strategic choice by hosting the G20 in a resurgent Pittsburgh. Morag Fraser visits a city in transition
International Andy Butfoy 25 September 2009 The cold war still hangs over efforts to reduce the world’s nuclear arsenal, writes Andy Butfoy International Peter Browne 23 September 2009 Economic mobility might be a “unifying and core tenet of the American Dream,” but the evidence suggests that the United States performs badly International Klaus Neumann 10 September 2009 More than ever before, the real business of forming government in Germany will happen after this month’s election, writes Klaus Neumann International Norm Kelly 7 September 2009 When is a rort a rort? The debate has spread to New Zealand, reports Norm Kelly
Frank Bongiorno 4 September 2009 The United States’ acrimonious healthcare debate is having almost as much impact across the Atlantic, where the National Health Service has become a rallying point for both…
International David G. Marr 31 August 2009 Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr Lesley Russell 14 August 2009 The United States is on the brink of major reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. But the reformers still have a fight on their hands, writes Lesley Russell International Timothy J. Sinclair 12 August 2009 Quietly at first and then more vocally, concern has been expressed about the discipline of economics and its possible role in generating the economic crisis International Peter Browne 6 August 2009 How international involvement helped fuel the growth of militancy
International Geoff Andrews 4 August 2009 The Berlusconi scandals point to a deeper malaise within Italy’s political elite, writes Geoff Andrews
International Geoffrey Barker 2 August 2009 The failure of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris peace conference holds a lesson for the US president, writes Geoffrey Barker International Hal Hill 29 July 2009 The tragic Jakarta bombings earlier this month should not distract our attention from the good news coming out of Indonesia, including an important Australian connection in the… 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