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Essays & reportage Beyond words Iain Topliss 18 December 2024 Whether comical or conceptual, political or geographic, Saul Steinberg’s drawings extend the viewer’s horizons Books & arts History’s hinge Jon Richardson 9 December 2024 How will competition and cooperation between Russia and China in Central Asia affect the global balance of power? Essays & reportage Zealots of the reading room Anne-Marie Condé 6 December 2024 Great Australians brought freshly researched history by fine writers and historians to a generation of Australians International Labor goes one way, Israel the other Tony Walker 6 December 2024 Australia’s vote on Gaza this week highlights a decades-long shift in the major parties’ attitudes towards Israel

International One country, one system Mark Baker 22 November 2024 Once again Britain stands by while China breaches the two countries’ agreement on Hong Kong Books & arts Bark diplomacy Marian Quartly 22 November 2024 Could the Yirrkala Petitions best be understood as an attempt at communication between nations? Essays & reportage Making their political mark Frank Bongiorno 19 November 2024 How have Australians remembered politics? Books & arts Let them not eat Tip Truck Cake Anne-Marie Condé 31 October 2024 Triple-tested in its own kitchen, the Women’s Weekly’s recipes helped shape Australian tastes. But it had its rivals

Essays & reportage If you want to fix America, fix Detroit Don Watson 25 September 2024 Once a symbol of greatness, the city’s uneven decline mirrors the national malaise Books & arts Where Cook saw a camel Marian Quartly 16 September 2024 Two journeys up the east coast of Australia The view from elsewhere Ronald Reagan didn’t win the cold war Max Boot 13 September 2024 Myths about the collapse of the Soviet Union are encouraging mistaken policies towards China Books & arts War of the worlds Hamish McDonald 12 September 2024 Silk Road sceptic William Dalrymple argues for the centrality of India in ancient times