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International Benefits and costs Michael Jacobs 29 June 2025 Keir Starmer is paying a heavy price for spending cuts that lacked a defensible rationale National affairs A self-proclaimed zealot throws down the gauntlet Karen Middleton 27 June 2025 A leaked transcript of a Liberal Women’s Council meeting highlights the challenges facing Sussan Ley over women’s representation Essays & reportage The rise and fall of John Pesutto James Panichi 25 June 2025 A former leader’s trajectory is also the story of the Liberal Party’s narrowing base National affairs Taxing times Karen Middleton 20 June 2025 Jim Chalmers wants to “test the appetite” for more ambitious productivity reforms

National affairs Riding high Paul Rodan 4 June 2025 The final election count adds up to a remarkable win for Labor, but history offers warnings National affairs The Senate’s status seekers Karen Middleton 30 May 2025 Having lost Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to the Liberals, the National Party has tried to entice at least one senator from the crossbenches Other Voices The flashing signals I saw in Israel Thomas L. Friedman 30 May 2025 A broader antiwar movement is stirring Essays & reportage John Howard’s masterful blunder Graeme Dobell 29 May 2025 He achieved his goal, but Australia’s alliance-led march to Iraq lacked a vital ingredient

National affairs “This is our mandate” Karen Middleton 9 May 2025 Despite a remarkable win, caution will remain the watchword of the Albanese prime ministership National affairs Eating an elephant Dean Ashenden 9 May 2025 What could an incoming education minister do about schools? National affairs Tackling the AUKUS zombie Hamish McDonald 7 May 2025 A big election win gives Labor a chance to rethink this Morrison-era scheme National affairs Right winner, wrong margin Murray Goot 5 May 2025 The pollsters tipped the win but not its size. So why did they toe the same line?