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Books & arts Jane Goodall 25 October 2022 Kenneth Branagh portrays the former PM’s behaviour with startlingly accuracy. But what’s going on behind the eyes?
Correspondents Michael Jacobs 8 October 2022 The British PM and her allies have launched an enormous and potentially disastrous experiment National affairs Frank Bongiorno 13 September 2022 Elizabeth II leaves a mixed legacy in Australia — and not just for republicans Correspondents Michael Jacobs 5 September 2022 Does the new British PM have the capacity to deal with Britain’s gathering crisis? Books & arts Kerry Brown 4 September 2022 Both Britain and Australia need to overcome a curious amnesia about their dealings with China
Correspondents Michael Jacobs 14 October 2021 The British PM will need to shake off his party’s deepest beliefs to reform the British economy
National affairs Carol Johnson 4 October 2021 Australia’s retreat to the Anglosphere has implications beyond defence and trade Correspondents Michael Jacobs 29 September 2021 Britain’s shape-shifting PM wanted to take the lead on climate, but he didn’t anticipate how hard that would be National affairs Nicholas Stuart 23 September 2021 The AUKUS alliance represents a dramatic step away from multilateral diplomacy. Or is it a first step towards an independent nuclear deterrent?   Correspondents Peter Kellner 24 May 2021 A strategy exists to revive UK Labour’s electoral fortunes, but would it work?
From the archive Tom Hyland 16 April 2021 How did two very different leaders — Tony Blair and John Howard — come to join George W. Bush’s “march of folly”?
Books & arts Sara Dowse 19 October 2020 Pioneering Australian publisher Carmen Callil — who died this weeek — traces her family’s trajectory Correspondents David Hayes 2 October 2020 Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed Books & arts Nicholas Thomas 6 August 2020 Books | Three intersecting figures illuminate an age that is still with us National affairs Mike Steketee 15 July 2020 The Queen’s private secretary walked a very fine line during the months leading up to the dismissal
National affairs Glyn Davis 13 July 2020 Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education
Books & arts Jessica Urwin 4 June 2020 Television | The ABC’s satirical take on the Maralinga tests captures the confusion and the wilful blindness Books & arts Brian McFarlane 29 May 2020 Books | The big screen offers a unique perspective on the past Correspondents David Hayes 26 May 2020 Britain’s book of government blunders has a new chapter Correspondents David Hayes 25 March 2020 The virus looks like being the catalyst of yet another British revolution
Essays & reportage Stuart Macintyre 5 March 2020 Extract | Historian Ken Inglis finds his vocation, reveals a talent for journalism, and embarks for Oxford
Correspondents Nic Maclellan 7 February 2020 In the South Pacific, France is the likely beneficiary of Brexit National affairs Peter Brent 3 January 2020 Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant Correspondents David Hayes 31 December 2019 A dizzying 2019 ends in a Conservative upheaval with distinct traces of Tony Blair’s New Labour Correspondents David Hayes 13 December 2019 Britain has voted for clarity, but the aftermath will be muddy
International Peter Brent 13 December 2019 How important was Brexit to the British election result?
Correspondents David Hayes 11 December 2019 A fragmented election campaign nears its big reveal National affairs Peter Brent 4 December 2019 The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way Correspondents David Hayes 20 November 2019 Boris Johnson’s election may yet restore the pith to Britain’s democracy International Dennis Grube 26 September 2019 How civil servants are adapting to a hyper-partisan world