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Brett Evans
National Affairs
The winter of Senator Faulkner’s discontent
Brett Evans
29 July 2014
Tradition triumphed once again at the weekend’s state Labor Party conference in Sydney, writes
Brett Evans
.
Books & Arts
Mnemonic nights
Brett Evans
27 January 2011
Brett Evans
reviews Tony Judt’s
The Memory Chalet
Books & Arts
Red in tooth and claw
Brett Evans
21 February 2014
Politics is hard and democracy is messy.
Brett Evans
reviews two new books that help explain why it doesn’t all end in disaster
Books & Arts
The revolutionary box
Brett Evans
2 December 2013
It’s not just sweatshop labour that keeps down the price of the stuff we buy, writes
Brett Evans
Essays & Reportage
Dog eat cat: the push to rewild Australia
Brett Evans
16 July 2015
As the Threatened Species Summit opens in Melbourne,
Brett Evans
profiles a scientist film-maker who says “rewilding” is the best way to battle the invasive…
Books & Arts
Judge by the hands, not by the eyes
Brett Evans
24 June 2016
Books
| Maurizio Viroli wants us to take a fresh look at the political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli, writes
Brett Evans
Essays & Reportage
A world of our own making
Brett Evans
17 February 2012
Without realising it, we seem to have entered a new geological epoch.
Brett Evans
looks at how we got there and what it means
Books & Arts
“We were hungry to tell stories, and we all sort of grew together”
Brett Evans
10 November 2014
Brett Evans
talks to award-winning Indigenous screenwriter Steven McGregor
Books & Arts
How did Cool Denmark become so hot?
Brett Evans
19 March 2013
Brett Evans
looks at how one Nordic country wields “soft power”
Books & Arts
Doing the right thing
Brett Evans
6 December 2010
Brett Evans
reviews a surprising account of Guantanamo Bay’s first 100 days
Books & Arts
He’s not the Messiah…
Brett Evans
11 December 2015
Books
| Paddy Manning’s biography of Malcolm Turnbull reveals a man in a blazing hurry, writes
Brett Evans
National Affairs
A revolution you can bet on
Brett Evans
2 July 2009
When the Communist Party bought a lotto ticket this week, Comrade Michael Laski inevitably sprang to mind, writes
Brett Evans
.
National Affairs
Another day in the red
Brett Evans
24 September 2009
A dusty day in Sydney wouldn’t have surprised Enrico Fermi, writes
Brett Evans
Books & Arts
Guilty pleasure
Brett Evans
11 May 2011
West African countries supply two-thirds of the world’s chocolate, but spreading the benefits might take more than Quaker capitalism or Fairtrade, writes
Brett Evans
National Affairs
Love among the water hazards
Brett Evans
13 August 2015
Julia Gillard drew adulation at the Byron Bay Writers Festival, writes
Brett Evans
. It was another reminder of questions still hanging over the Labor Party
National Affairs
The Hitch from central casting
Brett Evans
8 October 2009
In terror of boredom, Christopher Hitchens talked to a receptive audience at the Sydney Opera House, writes
Brett Evans
Books & Arts
Tricks of the trade
Brett Evans
18 April 2013
Rome’s greatest orator has a message for the current generation of political leaders, says
Brett Evans
Essays & Reportage
Reasons to be cheerful
Brett Evans
6 June 2011
Hung parliaments don’t come along very often in Australian federal politics. Tony Windsor clearly wants to make the most of the chance, writes
Brett Evans
Books & Arts
A dog of a pamphlet
Brett Evans
21 December 2011
A new series of short books is fighting the wrong kind of war, writes
Brett Evans
Essays & Reportage
On board the sushi train
Brett Evans
13 October 2015
Robotics meets fish farming in an innovative new technique being developed by Australian scientist Neil Sims, writes
Brett Evans
Books & Arts
The middle man
Brett Evans
23 April 2015
Books
| Tony Windsor made an indelible mark on federal politics, writes
Brett Evans
. And he might be considering a comeback
Books & Arts
The madness industry
Brett Evans
17 August 2011
Jon Ronson has chased psychopathology from Gothenburg to Florida.
Brett Evans
reviews his new book
Books & Arts
What makes them run?
Brett Evans
5 September 2014
Three new political biographies reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the genre, writes
Brett Evans
Books & Arts
The biggest stage
Brett Evans
12 November 2015
Books
|
Brett Evans
follows Peter Garrett from West Pymble to Canberra, via French’s in Oxford Street
Essays & Reportage
The man who would be premier
Brett Evans
16 February 2011
Barry O’Farrell reached the NSW Liberal leadership by an unconventional route, writes
Brett Evans
Books & Arts
Hundred-year lives
Brett Evans
23 March 2017
Books
| Middle age is expanding, which is mostly good news
Essays & Reportage
For the love of money
Brett Evans
11 February 2016
Fifty years ago, Australia’s currency went decimal. But the long-awaited transition wasn’t without its problems, writes
Brett Evans
Essays & Reportage
The life of the mind
Brett Evans
1 August 2011
“Don’t tell me you’re going to spend your life looking for the soul?”
Brett Evans
meets the philosopher David Chalmers
Books & Arts
Passion play at Kardinia Park
Brett Evans
26 October 2016
Books
| James Button’s tale of a football club made good has all the elements of classical drama
National Affairs
Sixth time lucky?
Brett Evans
10 June 2021
Yet again, NSW Labor pins its hopes on a change of leader
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