National affairs
27 February 2017
The Centrelink overpayments controversy highlights shortcomings in social security reforms in Australia and Britain
National affairs
10 February 2017
The prospects aren’t good for Cory Bernardi and the parties of the disaffected Australian right
26 December 2016
Letter from London | Britain’s divisions over Europe fester in a political swamp. But there is a way out
Books & arts
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
1 December 2016
In their different ways, the trajectories of François Fillon and Theresa May highlight the challenges facing Europe
10 November 2016
America’s rage revolution echoes Britain’s referendum uprising. But does it bring the old allies closer?
Books & arts
7 November 2016
England’s most famous composer is less English than he might seem
1 October 2016
The long walk to equality in Britain is embroiled in cyberbullying and a party’s civil war
16 August 2016
Britain is paralysed by its decision to leave the European Union, says David Hayes
29 July 2016
The anatomist of Britain and ally of South African freedom, born ninety years ago, was a pioneer in journalism, says David Hayes
14 July 2016
The post-Brexit rise of Theresa May is fleeting balm for a troubled country, says David Hayes
International
13 July 2016
Britain’s highest legal officer was under enormous pressure to give the legal okay for the war in Iraq, writes Gabrielle Appleby. Australia can learn from the fallout
National affairs
8 July 2016
Deft media management took the sting out of Australia’s first inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq
5 July 2016
Britain’s media finds in Australia’s drama some relief from the country’s own, says David Hayes
1 July 2016
British Labour’s MPs are mutinous, its leader defiant, its members divided. What now, asks David Hayes
Books & arts
27 June 2016
Television | Who are these people, and how different are they?
27 June 2016
Europe, outsiders, parties, experts, London, the United Kingdom itself – all were rejected in Britain’s referendum, says David Hayes
National affairs
26 June 2016
The greatest immediate danger is contagion in the financial markets, writes Saul Eslake. Longer term, there are legitimate grievances to be dealt with
International
26 June 2016
Without a coherent alternative to finance-driven economic policies, the tribalism represented by the Brexit vote will triumph, argues John Quiggin
24 June 2016
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union propels an old country into a new world, says David Hayes
20 June 2016
An MP’s murder sheds a harsh light on a polarised country, says David Hayes
16 June 2016
Dublin’s commemoration of the Easter 1916 rising against British rule had an inclusive message but a political undertow, says David Hayes
3 June 2016
The duel over Britain’s place in Europe is a feast of acrimony, says David Hayes in London
13 May 2016
A troubled start to this week’s anti-corruption summit revealed some home truths about Britain, writes David Hayes in London
10 May 2016
A Pakistani immigrant’s child and a fearless gay Scot are among the stars of Thursday’s UK-wide elections. They show that politics can work, says David Hayes
11 April 2016
The Panama Papers have thwacked Britain’s prime minister. But he’s not out yet, says David Hayes in London
International
15 March 2016
Harold Wilson, born a century ago this month, imprinted himself on the public imagination
1 March 2016
Six years after his death, the work of a protean internationalist scholar has never been more relevant, writes David Hayes
Books & arts
12 January 2016
A multilayered portrait of divided Britain is trapped by its animating spirit
14 December 2015
The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London