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Correspondents David Hayes 27 July 2018 Britain’s exit from Europe is showing the flaws of both parties to the negotiations
Correspondents David Hayes 22 June 2018 Ireland’s vote to legalise abortion is having a percussive impact on its neighbours Essays & Reportage Susan Lever 6 June 2018 A wedding, four plays and a TV series — do the British have something to teach us about scrutinising power? Correspondents David Hayes 29 May 2018 The British government’s torment of West Indians links two national fixations: immigration and Europe National Affairs Mike Steketee 6 April 2018 Automated welfare didn’t end with the robo-debt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers
Correspondents David Hayes 30 March 2018 How a poison attack in an English cathedral city became an international diplomatic crisis
Books & Arts Brian McFarlane 28 March 2018 Cinema | The British Film Festival has been an unexpected hit with Australian audiences Correspondents David Hayes 10 January 2018 Britain’s liberal beacon is scaling down but thinking big Correspondents David Hayes 6 December 2017 How the post-Weinstein furore shook British politics Correspondents David Hayes 10 October 2017 Letter from London | A Nobel award gives the British novelist’s voice as well as his work a new authority
Books & Arts Robin Jeffrey 1 September 2017 Books | Shashi Tharoor’s vigorous rejoinder to defenders of empire teaches other lessons as well
Correspondents David Hayes 16 August 2017 Britain has spiralled into political failure since voting to leave the European Union. What happened, and what happens next? Correspondents David Hayes 19 June 2017 A hulking ruin stands in judgement over a country adrift National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 15 June 2017 Jeremy Corbyn’s critics might brand him a populist, but that doesn’t explain how both major parties attracted surprisingly big shares of the vote in last week’s… Correspondents David Hayes 9 June 2017 Labour has averted catastrophe, but the stunning result leaves the country with no way to negotiate Brexit
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 7 June 2017 Like their Australian counterparts, British frontrunners often lose support during election campaigns
Correspondents David Hayes 5 June 2017 A dizzying election campaign, split this time by terror attacks, might be part of a new political normal Correspondents David Hayes 30 May 2017 The favourite trashes her brand, the underdog relishes his. Our correspondent is perplexed Correspondents David Hayes 24 May 2017 The horrific massacre in England’s second city creates a wider sense of threat Correspondents David Hayes 22 May 2017 British Conservatives have history, nation, ability, luck and opponents on their side
Correspondents David Hayes 19 April 2017 Brexit’s titanic tests have forced the prime minister’s hand
Correspondents David Hayes 30 March 2017 A Conservative chancellor turned newspaper editor may influence politics, and Brexit, in unexpected ways Essays & Reportage Peter Whiteford 10 March 2017 Surveys show how persistent – and persistently wrong – beliefs about welfare spending can be Correspondents David Hayes 3 March 2017 A Scottish island with links to Australia is a microcosm of the modern world National Affairs Jane Millar & Peter Whiteford 27 February 2017 The Centrelink overpayments controversy highlights shortcomings in social security reforms in Australia and Britain
National Affairs Rob Hoffman 10 February 2017 The prospects aren’t good for Cory Bernardi and the parties of the disaffected Australian right
Correspondents David Hayes 26 December 2016 Letter from London | Britain’s divisions over Europe fester in a political swamp. But there is a way out Books & Arts David Hayes 2 December 2016 Cinema | The veteran director’s tender dive into the indignity of Britain’s welfare system tries too hard to avoid complication International Tim Colebatch 1 December 2016 In their different ways, the trajectories of François Fillon and Theresa May highlight the challenges facing Europe Correspondents David Hayes 10 November 2016 America’s rage revolution echoes Britain’s referendum uprising. But does it bring the old allies closer?