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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
Xan Rice 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 Natasha Rudra 12 November 2008 The hiatus in Malaysian politics can’t last, writes Natasha Rudra International Nicola Mcgarrity 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 Norm Kelly 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 Fred Pearce 6 November 2008 California is leading the way on climate change, reports Fred Pearce, with an Australian company likely to make a major contribution
International Norm Kelly 4 November 2008 New Zealand’s voting system means that predicting a winner is never simple. Norm Kelly looks at the field
Masimba Biriwasha 4 November 2008 While the political negotiations continue, people still laugh and cry – and make deals – in Zimbabwe, writes Masimba Biriwasha International Klaus Neumann 31 October 2008 The life and death of Jörg Haider, the most influential and charismatic politician of Europe’s far right, raises uncomfortable questions Xan Rice 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… Frank Bongiorno 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