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Books & Arts Paul ’t Hart 8 December 2021 Andrew Leigh compellingly describes the “black swan” events we could be facing, but are his proposals equal to the threat?
Books & Arts Janna Thompson 3 December 2021 Can philosophy really cure good people of bad thinking? National Affairs Carol Johnson 3 December 2021 Despite the pandemic, Labor and the Coalition are embracing policies from the past National Affairs Tim Colebatch 24 November 2021 A year before the next state election, the Victorian premier and his party are well ahead in the polls Books & Arts Richard Johnstone 19 November 2021 A mass photography project shows why an iconic image of the pandemic has proved elusive
International Lesley Russell 5 November 2021 Rich countries have dragged their feet on promises to help less well-off countries vaccinate. But there are small signs of progress
National Affairs Margaret Simons 8 October 2021 Did the campaign to punish Melbourne’s daily papers for questioning Dan Andrews’s government hit its mark? From the archive Ryan Cropp 17 September 2021 In a compelling first draft of history, historian Adam Tooze captures an unstable, interconnected world National Affairs John Quiggin 7 September 2021 Should we really learn to live with Covid? Essays & Reportage Madeline Gleeson 3 September 2021 Can we use a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic to help us rethink our treatment of refugees?
National Affairs Michael Bartos 1 September 2021 Flexibility will be almost as important as focus for controlling Covid-19 in the months ahead
National Affairs Adam Triggs 31 August 2021 Developing countries could experience a wave of financial pain when the rich world lifts interest rates. But it doesn’t have to be that way Correspondents Klaus Neumann 31 August 2021 Our correspondent is not impressed by the choices on offer for September’s German election National Affairs John Quiggin 26 August 2021 The road to reduced emissions is clear National Affairs Daniel Reeders 24 August 2021 Deepening lockdowns don’t reflect what we know about how the virus spreads
Correspondents Jonathan Malloy 22 August 2021 Justin Trudeau is hoping history will repeat itself. It’s quite a gamble
National Affairs Frank Bongiorno and Emily Gallagher 22 August 2021 Have children been silenced and forgotten in Australia’s Covid response? National Affairs Judith Ireland 20 August 2021 This unexpected PM has been in the Lodge for longer than Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull or Kevin Rudd National Affairs Peter Brent 3 August 2021 State governments are getting most of the credit for tackling Covid-19, regardless of what they do National Affairs John Quiggin 29 July 2021 Decisions being made in Europe and the United States highlight the virus-control choices facing Australia
National Affairs Catherine Bennett 29 July 2021 Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience?
National Affairs Carol Johnson 27 July 2021 The lingering virus has thrown the Coalition’s re-election strategy into disarray National Affairs Peter Brent 21 July 2021 Political authority is a precious commodity. Use it or lose it National Affairs Daniel Reeders 15 July 2021 Fear campaigns might suit government, but HIV/AIDS showed us what really works National Affairs Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there?
National Affairs John Quiggin 13 July 2021 Sydney’s outbreak highlights the need to make hard choices
National Affairs Frank Bongiorno 9 July 2021 The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector Essays & Reportage Murray Goot 5 July 2021 How skilfully has the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s new pollster gauged opinion on quarantine, cutting emissions, and China? National Affairs Lesley Russell 1 July 2021 This week’s blow-up between the premiers and the PM was triggered by the latest in a series of bad decisions about vaccination National Affairs Sora Park 23 June 2021 What lessons can be learned from the increase in news consumption and trust in the media at the height of the pandemic?