Books & arts
25 July 2021
Why did French culture matter not only to French migrants but also to colonial Australians?
Essays & reportage
28 May 2021
The pandemic has increased the bargaining power of seasonal workers in rural Australia. But how long will that last?
Correspondents
20 April 2021
A Jew in Nazi Germany, a communist in Robert Menzies’s Australia, an Australian in East Germany — the remarkable life of Walter Kaufmann
National affairs
1 April 2021
The national identities ascribed to Australia’s postwar migrants masked a striking diversity of backgrounds and attitudes
Books & arts
1 April 2021
Books | Sheila Fitzpatrick’s new book tells a remarkable cold war migration story
National affairs
3 March 2021
Ever the optimist, Ross Garnaut has a plan for Australia’s economic future
Books & arts
12 February 2021
Books | Despite the discouraging news reaching London, hundreds of women ventured from Britain to the colonies in search of work
Correspondents
15 December 2020
A sharp rise in Covid-19 cases shows how a small minority is exercising outsized influence in Germany
Books & arts
9 December 2020
Books | From butterflies to humans, migration is essential and unstoppable
National affairs
7 December 2020
By grossly underestimating the number of Australians stuck overseas, the government is glossing over one of its biggest failures
Correspondents
18 November 2020
Black Lives Matter, a princess from Zanzibar and Germany’s “memorial hygiene”
National affairs
22 October 2020
Will ending Melbourne’s lockdown trigger more of the refugee evictions initiated by the federal government?
Books & arts
30 September 2020
Books | The second volume of Dunera Lives profiles eighteen of the “Dunera boys,” each remarkable in his own way
Books & arts
14 August 2020
Books | History reveals an often-fraught relationship between two parts of the British Empire
Essays & reportage
29 July 2020
How one family negotiated identities between different Italies
Books & arts
9 July 2020
Books | Migration is never an easy experience, even if there are laughs along the way
National affairs
25 May 2020
Covid-19 has exposed the flaws in Australia’s treatment of temporary migrants. Fortunately, a blueprint for change already exists
Correspondents
12 May 2020
Germany’s anti-lockdown protests aren’t only about the coronavirus
National affairs
6 May 2020
Kristina Keneally has confused an important debate
National affairs
4 May 2020
Those calling for an economically independent Australia neglect to mention the huge costs it would impose on living standards
International
4 May 2020
New UN population projections could be understating the shift in the world’s population prospects
Essays & reportage
29 April 2020
Australia’s immensely expensive campaign against people smuggling demonised just one kind of unauthorised arrival
National affairs
15 April 2020
Scott Morrison’s “go home” message is bad for hundreds of thousands of temporary residents — and will slow the recovery
National affairs
3 April 2020
The new JobKeeper allowance holds a gun to the heads of more than a million temporary entrants
National affairs
27 March 2020
The pandemic shows up the weaknesses of nationalism
Essays & reportage
25 March 2020
How the communists saved Josh Frydenberg
Books & arts
23 March 2020
Television | Stateless points to the dangers of the quest for empathy on the screen
National affairs
21 March 2020
Temporary visa holders play a vital role in healthcare and the economy — and that’s just one reason why the rules need to keep evolving during the current crisis
Correspondents
17 March 2020
Despite Europe’s failure to rise to the challenge in Greece, the “virus of insolidarity” is still being resisted
Correspondents
13 March 2020
As the European Commission swings behind Greece, signs of an alternative Europe are emerging