National affairs
11 December 2025
Can One Nation continue to capitalise on the Coalition’s internal divisions?
National affairs
10 December 2025
A new party for disaffected small-l Liberals? That’s been tried before
Other Voices
6 December 2025
Why the Republicans are in serious trouble
Books & arts
5 December 2025
Sovereign is a nuanced portrayal of sovereign-citizen beliefs
International
5 December 2025
Change at the top is coming, but a long malaise needs a truer reckoning.
National affairs
2 December 2025
A muddled year in the region for Labor ends with the Pacific affairs minister disagreeing with his own government
International
2 December 2025
COP30’s shortcomings create a vital opportunity to reshape the UN climate talks
Books & arts
1 December 2025
Is democracy more likely to perish from within than at the hands of external enemies?
Essays & reportage
28 November 2025
Fifty years later, what impact has the Dismissal had on Australian democracy?
International
23 November 2025
The latest UN climate summit was buffeted by geopolitical headwinds
International
20 November 2025
Trump’s America looks even stranger close up
Other Voices
14 November 2025
It’s about elite impunity, the defining issue in America for more than two decades
National affairs
13 November 2025
Whatever the short-term advantages of dumping net zero, the Libs have also created electoral challenges for themselves
Books & arts
10 November 2025
Conservative activist William F. Buckley cajoled America along the road to the Reagan revolution
National affairs
10 November 2025
Two breaches of parliamentary convention made possible the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s government
Other Voices
7 November 2025
If more evidence of Donald Trump’s electoral toxicity was needed, this week’s votes provided it
National affairs
7 November 2025
Was the treasurer channelling Paul Keating at ANU this week?
International
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
30 October 2025
Political dejection creates disengaged citizens, says a new synthesis of psychology, sociology and political science
Books & arts
24 October 2025
Hope can be found in the history of Australian feminism. But what best to do next?
National affairs
23 October 2025
Labor is testing the arguments — and support — for more MPs and fixed four-year terms
Books & arts
22 October 2025
A prize-winning account of Soviet-era human rights activists throws light on Putin’s Russia
National affairs
22 October 2025
Australia must be careful its rare-earth ambitions don’t force a choice between China and America
National affairs
21 October 2025
Wins for Australia at the White House and a whack for the ambassador
International
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
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
17 October 2025
The pretenders to the Liberal throne are united by one thing — a lack of electability
Books & arts
17 October 2025
Sometimes the only things scarier than China’s problems are Beijing’s solutions, says seasoned observer Dan Wang
International
9 October 2025
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is struggling to position itself in a fragmented political landscape
National affairs
9 October 2025
The electoral pendulum tells only part of the story