15 January 2009
The latest military assault on the Lord’s Resistance Army has increased insecurity in Central Africa, reports Xan Rice
International
14 January 2009
Will Mayawati be India’s first Dalit prime minister? Maxine Loynd profiles Uttar Pradesh’s fiery chief minister
2 January 2009
Two Australias exist side by side in the British media, writes Frank Bongiorno
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
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
28 November 2008
Masimba Biriwasha is up a five o’clock to join one of Harare’s interminable queues
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
25 November 2008
When Justice Waki handed over his report on the post-election violence in Kenya he took precautions to guarantee it wouldn’t be ignored, writes Xan Rice in Nairobi
International
12 November 2008
The hiatus in Malaysian politics can’t last, writes Natasha Rudra
International
10 November 2008
A US Supreme Court decision to order the release of seventeen Chinese Muslims raises the possibility that David Hicks might one day be an innocent man, writes Nicola …
International
10 November 2008
Apart from an unexpectedly strong performance by the Bill and Ben Party, the NZ election result more or less matched expectations, writes Norm Kelly
6 November 2008
California is leading the way on climate change, reports Fred Pearce, with an Australian company likely to make a major contribution
4 November 2008
While the political negotiations continue, people still laugh and cry – and make deals – in Zimbabwe, writes Masimba Biriwasha
International
31 October 2008
The life and death of Jörg Haider, the most influential and charismatic politician of Europe’s far right, raises uncomfortable questions
29 October 2008
The demise of a refugee camp might be no tragedy, but what about the death of a town? Xan Rice visits Kakuma, where many of Australia’s Sudanese refugees spent…
22 October 2008
Although Gordon Brown presided over a vast expansion in financial risk, he could emerge stronger from the crisis, writes Frank Bongiorno in London