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International David Hayes 29 May 2018 The British government’s torment of West Indians links two national fixations: immigration and Europe
International Xan Rice 24 May 2018 Can the Kakuma refugee camp — former home to many Australian Sudanese — complete the transition to a thriving economy? Essays & reportage Margaret Simons 18 May 2018 Four months after the summer troubles, a reporter heads to Melbourne’s western fringe in search of “African gangs” National affairs Abul Rizvi 11 May 2018 Critics say Australia is running a population-fuelled Ponzi scheme. The data — and Japan’s experience — suggest otherwise National affairs Abul Rizvi 3 May 2018 The likely cut in migration numbers has consequences well outside the home affairs minister’s own portfolio
National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 April 2018 Buried in a Treasury report is the data that shows where most of the jobs are going
National affairs Abul Rizvi 13 April 2018 How did the target become a ceiling? Books & arts Glenn Nicholls 7 April 2018 Books | A remarkable novel by a one-time internee in Australia has attracted critical acclaim in Germany National affairs Abul Rizvi 20 February 2018 Drastically reducing net migration would be neither easy nor wise, says a former senior official International Duncan Hewitt 30 January 2018 Urban life is still a fragile aspiration for millions of rural migrants
Books & arts Janna Thompson 16 January 2018 Books | Most people want to live an ethical life, argues Michael Ignatieff in his latest book
Books & arts Jeff Crisp 16 January 2018 Books | What can the 1970s and 80s tell us about where we are today? National affairs Peter Brent 12 January 2018 With the right team, the next election could bury race-based campaigning once and for all Books & arts Jane Goodall 8 January 2018 Television | As the debate over violence in Melbourne intensifies, Romper Stomper ups the ante so high it loses touch with reality International Klaus Neumann 22 December 2017 As the shape of the new government becomes clearer, Germany’s longest-running police show illuminates the political challenge ahead
Books & arts Klaus Neumann and Karina Horsti 20 December 2017 Candice Breitz’s compelling video installation, and its renaming, has been met with an unsettling silence
International Klaus Neumann 13 December 2017 The bid to create a UN convention on territorial asylum might have failed, but it points to possibilities still worth pursuing National affairs Jeremy Gans 8 December 2017 Parliament’s citizenship register is packed with declarations. Not all of them are terribly illuminating, but that’s not necessarily the fault of the MPs National affairs Frank Bongiorno 19 November 2017 Perhaps the most interesting results of the marriage-equality survey were to be seen outside the eastern capitals National affairs Jeremy Gans 13 November 2017 The dual citizenship story is far from over — and perhaps it was Barnaby Joyce who hit the nail on the head
National affairs Michael Gordon 12 November 2017 The Howard government’s resolution of a similar crisis in 2005 points the way
National affairs Tessa Morris-Suzuki 6 November 2017 Malcolm Turnbull could have responded in any of three ways to New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees. Either of the two alternatives he rejected would have been more just and… From the archive Brenda Niall 3 November 2017 Extract | A puzzling gift sends one of Australia’s leading biographers on a journey into her family’s past National affairs Jeremy Gans 3 November 2017 The High Court thinks establishing citizenship is straightforward. Our correspondent thinks otherwise International Travers McLeod 30 October 2017 There are no quick fixes for a crisis like the forced displacement of Myanmar’s Rohingya, but a new collaboration has been preparing the way for an effective regional approach
Books & arts Maruta Rodan 15 October 2017 Books | Sheila Fitzpatrick brilliantly illuminates her subject and his tumultuous times
International Tim Colebatch 2 October 2017 Life is still good for many Italians, but bad decisions are deepening the north–south divide Essays & reportage Andrew Dodd 2 August 2017 Living in limbo, his options narrowing, Aziz survives on his wits in the Indonesian capital Essays & reportage Peter Mares 28 July 2017 Lunch with the controversial custodian of Australia’s borders, Mike Pezzullo, likely head of the new federal home affairs department International Klaus Neumann 25 July 2017 The debate of 2015 is being revived by a candidate for chancellor in September’s election