Correspondents
13 August 2024
Much is at stake for health and healthcare in the US election
National affairs
12 April 2024
Despite worrying evidence, the direct health effects of car-boosted air pollution barely figured in the debate over Labor’s vehicle efficiency standard
Correspondents
20 February 2024
… and the housing ombudsman’s message for Australia
Correspondents
2 February 2024
What do governments led by Rishi Sunak, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Kim Jong-un have in common?
Essays & reportage
1 November 2023
The federal government’s plans are receiving cautious support in unexpected quarters
Books & arts
11 October 2023
Individualised medicine promised the world, but can it deliver?
Books & arts
28 August 2023
Sydney’s best-known bohemian lived entirely by her own rules
National affairs
18 August 2023
The defeat of the latest in a series of nuclear waste plans signals the need for a fresh approach
Essays & reportage
16 August 2023
A string of scandals and cost-blowouts in social services look a lot like symptoms of a deeper problem
National affairs
15 June 2023
In the aftermath of the worst of Covid-19, what does history tell us about how best to deal with the experience?
National affairs
12 April 2023
Mark Butler’s plan to ban personal nicotine imports could be undermined by online prescription services
Books & arts
23 March 2023
A tight network of interpersonal connections is both a buffer and a blanket
National affairs
6 December 2022
… is worth a pound of cure — which is why we need an Australian Centre for Disease Control charged with doing both
National affairs
6 September 2022
One big, vital issue was missing from the Jobs and Skills Summit
International
28 October 2021
China is waking up to the downside of its world-beating level of alcohol consumption
National affairs
27 August 2021
Timid governments need shaking up — but the pressure won’t come from the top
National affairs
24 August 2021
Deepening lockdowns don’t reflect what we know about how the virus spreads
International
21 July 2021
The French president won’t be able to avoid the legacies of nuclear testing when he visits Tahiti this week
Essays & reportage
4 June 2021
Manufacturers of unhealthy products aren’t letting the crisis go to waste
Essays & reportage
7 April 2021
Politics meets science in response to the WHO’s report on the origins of the coronavirus
Summer season
24 September 2020
Australia lags by more than a decade in tackling the health effects of low-quality petrol
National affairs
28 July 2020
Outbreaks, vaccines, and the limits of centralised control
International
27 July 2020
As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings approaches, the legacy of cold war–era French nuclear testing is still in dispute
Essays & reportage
23 July 2020
The struggle to eliminate racism from Australian healthcare has been given new momentum
National affairs
8 July 2020
Checkpoints on the NSW–Victoria border recall more acrimonious moves one hundred years ago
National affairs
6 July 2020
Victoria’s experience underlines the need to acknowledge that Covid-19 outbreaks are inevitable and prepare better for them
National affairs
30 June 2020
Has the spike in cases in Victoria exposed a nationwide problem?
Essays & reportage
25 June 2020
As research on the health impact of the fire season continues, the lessons are becoming clearer
National affairs
16 June 2020
As the quest for a Covid-19 vaccine continues, effective mitigation strategies are proving their worth
National affairs
18 May 2020
Greg Hunt looks set to sign another flawed agreement with the powerful Pharmacy Guild