Essays & reportage
2 December 2022
Beer and scuffles open The Making of an Australian Prime Minister, the classic account of the 1972 election
Essays & reportage
2 December 2022
Doomed to defeat in 1972, did prime minister William McMahon show more initiative than he’s given credit for?
National affairs
27 November 2022
Dan Andrews’s government has cause for celebration — and plenty on its plate
International
25 November 2022
Heir apparent in the 1990s, Anwar Ibrahim has finally taken Malaysia’s top job
National affairs
25 November 2022
Labor promised a more respectful, diverse and family-friendly parliament. Has it delivered?
National affairs
24 November 2022
Polls have inevitably tightened in Victoria, and the shape of the upper house continues to be anyone’s bet
Books & arts
24 November 2022
Could the success of smart, well-connected candidates realign conservative politics?
National affairs
18 November 2022
A first-time senator is fascinated and alarmed
International
16 November 2022
After last week’s midterm results, Donald Trump’s new run for president seems to come from a different era
National affairs
16 November 2022
The mood has shifted during the current election campaign, but the Liberals aren’t likely to be the beneficiaries
Books & arts
15 November 2022
It depends, says historian Ian Kershaw
International
5 November 2022
With an election looming in his home state, Narendra Modi risks a disaster-induced setback
Books & arts
4 November 2022
Frank Bongiorno’s new political history of Australia is as much about the spectators as the players
International
2 November 2022
Labelling Italy’s new prime minister a fascist misses the longer-term significance of her rise to power — and some shrewd decisions since she got the job
Essays & reportage
1 November 2022
Penny Wong wants an Australia that’s more than just a supporting player in the grand drama of global geopolitics
International
26 October 2022
Does Britain’s youngest prime minister for more than 200 years have what it takes to end the country’s crisis of leadership?
Books & arts
25 October 2022
Kenneth Branagh portrays the former PM’s behaviour with startlingly accuracy. But what’s going on behind the eyes?
Essays & reportage
24 October 2022
What does history tell us about Anthony Albanese’s prospects?
Books & arts
24 October 2022
Sumeyya Ilanbey has written a tough but fair-minded account of the high-handed premier
National affairs
19 October 2022
Ireland provides one model for how a presidency can work within a parliamentary system
Essays & reportage
11 October 2022
Optus’s troubles shine a light on the company’s ultimate controller, the hydra-headed Singapore Inc.
International
8 October 2022
The British PM and her allies have launched an enormous and potentially disastrous experiment
International
7 October 2022
Our correspondent votes early for Colorado’s candidates in the US midterm elections
National affairs
7 October 2022
Will Victoria’s healthcare bidding war really benefit the opening bidder?
National affairs
7 October 2022
The signs of change are clear, but the balance between convenience and secrecy is still evolving
National affairs
30 September 2022
Short-sighted political calculus has preserved a seriously undemocratic upper house in Victoria
Essays & reportage
27 September 2022
Why have law enforcement agencies and the media shied away from calling out right-wing terrorism for what it is?
National affairs
24 September 2022
Shifting voter sentiment and a hostile global economy make Labor’s prospects far from clear
Essays & reportage
20 September 2022
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?