Correspondents
26 February 2025
Trump’s historically bad first month of polls should terrify Republicans
National affairs
26 February 2025
With the Coalition matching Labor’s promises, are vital Medicare reforms being dealt out of contention?
Essays & reportage
25 February 2025
Just a month into the Trump presidency, America’s allies are being forced to think the once-unthinkable
The view from elsewhere
21 February 2025
Ahead of Sunday’s German election, satirist Jan Böhmermann’s analysis for the New York Times
International
21 February 2025
The American far right’s romance with a small Central European country continues
International
21 February 2025
In an anniversary year, Timor-Leste is clocking up foreign policy successes but facing domestic challenges
National affairs
18 February 2025
Newspoll is changing the way it estimates how voters will direct their preferences
National affairs
17 February 2025
Labor seems set for another record-breaking win at next month’s Western Australian election
Books & arts
14 February 2025
Much good luck and a degree of good management enabled the long-serving prime minister to ride the postwar boom
The view from elsewhere
7 February 2025
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different from what he wants you to see
National affairs
5 February 2025
A new report on Services Australia highlights the failings of public service capability reviews
International
3 February 2025
History collided with the ambitions of Narendra Modi’s government at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
The view from elsewhere
3 February 2025
The US president’s tariff decisions will damage not just America’s allies but also its own economy
National affairs
28 January 2025
Can South Australia’s flicker of educational inspiration be turned into a beacon?
Essays & reportage
28 January 2025
Future MP Race Mathews had an insider’s view of policy development — not least health policy — in the office of the leader of the opposition
International
28 January 2025
Despite a bumpy year for India, Narendra Modi’s BJP shows signs of an electoral bounce
The view from elsewhere
18 January 2025
Democracy erodes from the top
National affairs
17 January 2025
Mediscare Mark II could grab the election headlines, but the real reform action is elsewhere
National affairs
16 January 2025
But not necessarily in the way pundits think they do
Correspondents
13 January 2025
The Georgian government’s overreach has galvanised opponents of its authoritarian turn
Books & arts
13 January 2025
Incensed by efforts to reinvent former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a former foreign correspondent sets the record straight
Correspondents
6 January 2025
Donald Trump’s trade threat has brought to a head the unrest within Justin Trudeau’s government
Books & arts
24 December 2024
Could a close look at Austria tell us where Western democracies are heading?
International
19 December 2024
Whatever’s going on in the American skies, the action on the ground is worth exploring
National affairs
19 December 2024
The arc of the moral universe might bend towards justice but sometimes it twists along the way
National affairs
16 December 2024
2024’s casualties among governments across the globe throw fresh light on the US result
National affairs
12 December 2024
The signs aren’t great for Labor, but the Coalition has its vulnerabilities too — and the election is still months away
Books & arts
11 December 2024
How two political consultants pushed the Democratic Party towards their imagined middle ground
Books & arts
11 December 2024
Kevin Rudd sees a clear line between the Chinese president’s worldview and his country’s path. But is it as simple as that?
Correspondents
6 December 2024
A government collapses in Paris, and the shockwaves extend as far as Nouméa