Essays & reportage
22 May 2026
Australia has edged north, and the North is looking out
National affairs
15 May 2026
International students bring tangible and intangible benefits for Australia. But policy decisions are eroding their numbers
National affairs
13 May 2026
The government has a strong case against critics of the budget’s intergenerational measures
International
13 May 2026
After last week’s disastrous local election results, two aspiring prime ministers have made their moves
National affairs
11 May 2026
Preference flows, protest votes, even Climate 200 — they all helped One Nation win on Saturday
International
8 May 2026
India’s ruling BJP wins the prized state of West Bengal and retains Assam, but two other states hold out against Hindu nationalism
Other Voices
8 May 2026
Any optimism about an early settlement in Iran rests on the fact that both sides have good reason to give ground
Other Voices
8 May 2026
Labor could vastly improve its News Bargaining Initiative if it stopped pretending it’s just a little nudge for the free market, says a US-based media observer
Books & arts
7 May 2026
Joko Widodo’s legacy was ultimately undermined by his dynastic ambitions
Essays & reportage
1 May 2026
A year after Labor’s May 2025 win, there’s still room for optimism
Books & arts
30 April 2026
Patrick Mullins coaxes big themes out of the story of one of Sydney’s great thrusters
Books & arts
30 April 2026
A Liberal voter who hopes Labor will win? The Hawke–Keating era temporarily turned Australian politics on its head
International
22 April 2026
Despite dire poll figures, the Republican Party still can’t stand up to its unhinged leader
Books & arts
20 April 2026
A son of two nations combines optimism and pessimism
National affairs
20 April 2026
Could the Liberals’ Deakinite dilemma reshape the party system?
Books & arts
17 April 2026
A political scientist argues that democratic institutions need to stand up to authoritarians. But does that simply kick the can down the road?
National affairs
20 March 2026
Different events have shifted voters in different ways, but Labor’s two-party-preferred figures have barely changed
Books & arts
7 March 2026
The future “queen of muckraking” fled the rigid class system of her home country for a high-profile career in investigative journalism
Books & arts
6 March 2026
A sixteen-year prime ministership leaves more than a few traces
International
3 March 2026
Sanae Takaichi smashed Japan’s election. Now comes the harder part
National affairs
23 February 2026
The latest surveys are challenging our understanding of the swinging vote
National affairs
19 February 2026
Economist Alan Manning shows why Angus Taylor is about to find out that immigration policy is hard
Books & arts
18 February 2026
Friedrich Hayek’s successors used an expanded armoury to fight their war against the state. But what explains their receptive audience?
National affairs
13 February 2026
It’s possible, but will that impress the rest of the electorate?
International
10 February 2026
The White House’s efforts to suppress the Democratic vote are having little success
International
6 February 2026
A new report documents France’s abuses of human rights during 2024’s unrest in the Pacific territory
International
4 February 2026
The high-profile banker turned prime minister is following through on his strategy of resistance
National affairs
30 January 2026
Polls and international experience complicate the conventional wisdom
National affairs
23 January 2026
The Liberals might move further right, but at what cost?
Other Voices
22 January 2026
Except for the damage, nothing Trump is doing will last