Essays & Reportage
20 September 2022
Nearly forty years ago, another Labor government embarked on its first term in office
Books & Arts
12 September 2022
Have Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens mistaken a symptom for the cause?
Essays & Reportage
12 September 2022
Malcolm Fraser promised no royal commission into the loans affair. Should other governments follow his lead?
International
7 September 2022
Has the battle for the US midterm elections reached an inflection point?
National Affairs
6 September 2022
One big, vital issue was missing from the Jobs and Skills Summit
Correspondents
5 September 2022
Does the new British PM have the capacity to deal with Britain’s gathering crisis?
Essays & Reportage
5 September 2022
Long forecast, the party’s grim prospects reflect an unpopular ideological narrowing
Books & Arts
4 September 2022
Harold Holt’s attraction to danger gives his death an air of inevitability
Books & Arts
4 September 2022
Both Britain and Australia need to overcome a curious amnesia about their dealings with China
National Affairs
20 December 2021
MPs’ popularity (and the extra advantage of being a first-termer) is rarely included in electoral calculus
Essays & Reportage
17 December 2021
Singapore is good at solving economic challenges, but its political stagnation is stopping it from dealing with social problems
National Affairs
16 December 2021
Another inquiry has made recommendations to improve media diversity. All that’s lacking is action
National Affairs
13 December 2021
An urgent economic challenge will scarcely get a mention when Labor and the Coalition go head to head
Books & Arts
13 December 2021
Why book publishing can be a risky business
Books & Arts
11 December 2021
A thread of wealth, power and celebrity ran through three of 2021’s high-profile season returns
Books & Arts
8 December 2021
Andrew Leigh compellingly describes the “black swan” events we could be facing, but are his proposals equal to the threat?
Essays & Reportage
8 December 2021
Has the significance of the Tampa affair been exaggerated?
National Affairs
7 December 2021
Many Newspoll respondents think Labor will win the next election. But is that good news for the opposition?
Books & Arts
3 December 2021
Can philosophy really cure good people of bad thinking?
Books & Arts
3 December 2021
As Australia “rediscovers” India yet again, are its secular forces starting to push back?
National Affairs
3 December 2021
Despite the pandemic, Labor and the Coalition are embracing policies from the past
National Affairs
1 December 2021
Mark McGowan might be riding high, but how much does that help federal Labor?
International
30 November 2021
Does America really need a novel strategy to counter China’s rise?
Books & Arts
30 November 2021
During more than thirty years of public commentary the Aboriginal leader has charted his own course
National Affairs
25 November 2021
This time the election campaign needs to be reported differently
National Affairs
24 November 2021
A year before the next state election, the Victorian premier and his party are well ahead in the polls
Essays & Reportage
22 November 2021
The Packers maintained their wealth and power through almost four generations. Then things went wrong
Essays & Reportage
19 November 2021
The campaign to unseat federal minister Angus Taylor has made a canny choice of candidate
Correspondents
15 November 2021
Is it finally the end of the line for fossil fuels? Our correspondent’s Glasgow COP26 wrap-up
Books & Arts
12 November 2021
A new analysis of Australian education provides clues as to what’s gone wrong