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Essays & Reportage Mike Steketee 9 April 2021 With a new book reopening the debate about the one-time NSW premier’s behaviour in office, our correspondent assesses the evidence
National Affairs Judith Ireland 8 April 2021 Has the government missed another opportunity to genuinely tackle sexual harassment? National Affairs John Quiggin 6 April 2021 The former chief scientist shows the Coalition how it can shift on climate National Affairs Ian Hancock 31 March 2021 Will a dysfunctional party organisation in his home state block Josh Frydenberg’s path to the Lodge? Correspondents Klaus Neumann 28 March 2021 What two men tell us about the evolution of German right-wing populism
Essays & Reportage Geoff Kitney 27 March 2021 Is the time right for the sweeping reforms proposed in a new series of essays?
National Affairs Peter Brent 24 March 2021 Liberal preferences could make or break the Greens’ ambitions in the lower house. Will Jeff Kennett come to the rescue? National Affairs Carol Johnson 24 March 2021 Scott Morrison doesn’t just have a “woman problem,” he has a masculinity problem as well Essays & Reportage Michael Gill 22 March 2021 It’s time for governments to go on the front foot, says economist Mariana Mazzucato Books & Arts Patrick Mullins 19 March 2021 Books | Was this Liberal prime minister his own worst enemy?
National Affairs Rodney Tiffen 19 March 2021 Trigger-happy state opposition MPs seem set on repeating the mistakes of the past
Essays & Reportage Jeremy Gans 19 March 2021 There’s only one good way to resolve decades-old allegations like the ones made against the attorney-general National Affairs Sara Dowse 17 March 2021 A half-century’s perspective on this week’s protests National Affairs Jane Goodall 16 March 2021 Does the media’s stress on “rage” really capture what’s driving the resurgent women’s movement? National Affairs Harry Hobbs 16 March 2021 Victoria takes up the challenge of truth-telling
National Affairs John Phillimore 15 March 2021 A remarkable win underlines deep problems for Scott Morrison’s colleagues in Western Australia
National Affairs Mike Steketee 12 March 2021 Faced with the outsized power of a minority within the parliamentary party, small “l” Liberals are finally getting organised National Affairs Margaret Simons 12 March 2021 The media is entering challenging new territory. Let’s hope the reporters don’t get in the way of the story National Affairs Peter Brent 12 March 2021 Labor is expected to win by a landslide in WA tomorrow. But be wary of drawing conclusions about the next federal election Correspondents Thomas Kean 5 March 2021 Letter from Yangon | Resolute citizens continue to face off with an intransigent military in Myanmar
National Affairs Peter Brent 5 March 2021 Those eleven years of government certainly had an impact, but not the one the Liberal PM is usually credited with
National Affairs Frank Bongiorno 4 March 2021 Scandals on Capital Hill point to problems in schools, universities and parliament itself National Affairs Tim Colebatch 3 March 2021 Ever the optimist, Ross Garnaut has a plan for Australia’s economic future International Lesley Russell 2 March 2021 Sharing vaccines fairly is not only an ethical imperative but also essential to controlling Covid-19 National Affairs Carol Johnson 2 March 2021 How different a prime minister is Scott Morrison from John Howard, who won office a quarter-century ago?
National Affairs Adam Triggs 1 March 2021 With hundreds of thousands still unemployed, the Reserve Bank is under growing pressure to do more
National Affairs Marian Sawer 1 March 2021 Can Australia learn from how legislatures in other countries are tackling the problem? International Mark Baker 1 March 2021 Michael Somare took up the vision for Papua New Guinean independence and ran with it International Nicholas Farrelly 26 February 2021 Has Myanmar’s military made the wrong bet? International Kerry Brown 24 February 2021 The Cultural Revolution still has a hold over China’s leaders