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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 International Edward Aspinall 20 February 2009 Despite the importance of relations with Indonesia, the government is not backing up its Asia-literacy rhetoric with funds, writes Edward Aspinall International Annika Lems 10 February 2009 Italy’s new system for processing asylum seekers offshore – with its echoes of Australia’s Pacific Solution – is generating unrest on the tiny island of… International N. Bibile 6 February 2009 N. Bibile considers the state of media freedom in Sri Lanka following the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge (pictured)
Geoffrey Barker 2 February 2009 More associates of the notorious nuclear technology trader A.Q. Khan look like avoiding prosecution, writes Geoffrey Barker in Lausanne
Frank Bongiorno 1 February 2009 Despite the financial crisis, there’s no mood of national introspection in Britain, writes Frank Bongiorno Masimba Biriwasha 22 January 2009 Zimbabweans are trying all sorts of remedies in the absence of a functioning healthcare system, reports Masimba Biriwasha in Harare Xan Rice 15 January 2009 The latest military assault on the Lord’s Resistance Army has increased insecurity in Central Africa, reports Xan Rice International Maxine Loynd 14 January 2009 Will Mayawati be India’s first Dalit prime minister? Maxine Loynd profiles Uttar Pradesh’s fiery chief minister
Frank Bongiorno 2 January 2009 Two Australias exist side by side in the British media, writes Frank Bongiorno
Brian Costar 9 December 2008 What possessed senior police officers to raid the offices of a member of parliament without a warrant, asks Brian Costar in London International Susan Chaplin 5 December 2008 Can public anger against politicians following last week’s attacks be translated into electoral change in India, asks Susan Chaplin in Mumbai Masimba Biriwasha 28 November 2008 Masimba Biriwasha is up a five o’clock to join one of Harare’s interminable queues Frank Bongiorno 25 November 2008 Britain’s reaction to Obama’s win says a lot about the fears and hopes of America’s ally, writes Frank Bongiorno in London