Other Voices
Jeffrey Epstein is a policy issue
David Dayen
14 November 2025
It’s about elite impunity, the defining issue in America for more than two decades
National affairs
Zero-sum game
Peter Brent
13 November 2025
Whatever the short-term advantages of dumping net zero, the Libs have also created electoral challenges for themselves
Books & arts
The entertaining insurgent
Dominic Kelly
10 November 2025
Conservative activist William F. Buckley cajoled America along the road to the Reagan revolution
National affairs
1975: the Senate’s unconventional year
Paul Rodan
10 November 2025
Two breaches of parliamentary convention made possible the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s government
Other Voices
Which party is in trouble, again?
Paul Krugman
7 November 2025
If more evidence of Donald Trump’s electoral toxicity was needed, this week’s votes provided it
National affairs
Jim Chalmers is here “to run the joint”
Karen Middleton
7 November 2025
Was the treasurer channelling Paul Keating at ANU this week?
International
And then there were two
Hamish McDonald
6 November 2025
Is the US president coming round to a power-sharing arrangement with China, as long predicted by Australian strategist Hugh White?
Books & arts
Dispirited voters
Glyn Davis
30 October 2025
Political dejection creates disengaged citizens, says a new synthesis of psychology, sociology and political science
Books & arts
Talking about a revolution
Marian Quartly
24 October 2025
Hope can be found in the history of Australian feminism. But what best to do next?
National affairs
Sizing up a bigger parliament
Peter Brent
23 October 2025
Labor is testing the arguments — and support — for more MPs and fixed four-year terms
Books & arts
Moscow’s rights-defenders
Mark Edele
22 October 2025
A prize-winning account of Soviet-era human rights activists throws light on Putin’s Russia
National affairs
Critical chemistry
Stephen Grenville
22 October 2025
Australia must be careful its rare-earth ambitions don’t force a choice between China and America
National affairs
In the court of the distractible king
Graeme Dobell
21 October 2025
Wins for Australia at the White House and a whack for the ambassador
International
“Does Trump deserve credit for the ceasefire?” is the wrong question
Bill Scher
17 October 2025
Nothing in the American president’s record suggests he has any understanding of the complex, multifaceted effort needed to preserve peace
International
A cure worse than the disease
Lesley Russell
17 October 2025
The US president’s erratic approach to pharmaceutical pricing won’t do much to help Americans. But what about Australians?
National affairs
Less Hastie, more speed
Peter Brent
17 October 2025
The pretenders to the Liberal throne are united by one thing — a lack of electability
Books & arts
Engineering China’s future
Michael Gill
17 October 2025
Sometimes the only things scarier than China’s problems are Beijing’s solutions, says seasoned observer Dan Wang
International
Disunited kingdom
Michael Jacobs
9 October 2025
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is struggling to position itself in a fragmented political landscape
National affairs
Who’ll swing the next election?
Peter Brent
9 October 2025
The electoral pendulum tells only part of the story
International
Murdoch’s expensive victory
Rodney Tiffen
7 October 2025
Have Rupert and Lachlan tied their own hands?
National affairs
One Nation’s warning
Peter Brent
2 October 2025
Far-right disinformation has had a limited impact on Australian elections. But it would be wise to plan ahead
National affairs
Growing bananas at the South Pole
Stephen Wilks
2 October 2025
The great tariff clash shows how the Coalition manages to survive deep differences of opinion
Other Voices
TikTok and the future of politics
Sam Freedman
26 September 2025
The Chinese-owned video platform has become the largest source of news for Australians under twenty-five. Now Donald Trump wants it run in America by the Murdochs and other…
Books & arts
Age of resentment
Glyn Davis
24 September 2025
A “realist capable of idealism” offers a bracing analysis of a world gripped by emotion
National affairs
Toxic emissions
Peter Brent
19 September 2025
The Australian’s Greg Sheridan is backing Matt Canavan’s electorally dangerous campaign against renewable energy to the hilt
Other Voices
Now the Biden–Harris relationship makes sense
Bill Scher
16 September 2025
The Biden White House might not have been setting up the vice-president for failure, but it didn’t do much to help her
National affairs
Gallup’s errant offspring
Murray Goot
16 September 2025
How did pollsters come up with such different figures on Palestinian recognition?
National affairs
What was that number?
Peter Brent
11 September 2025
A misleading assertion about Indian voters has rippled across the political landscape
Other Voices
Trump is losing the public. Will that matter?
Paul Krugman
10 September 2025
Can a despised autocrat consolidate power without popular support?
International
Seizing Washington
Graeme Dobell
9 September 2025
Gore Vidal’s message for Americans: “We are Trump; he is us”
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