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Books & arts Paul ’t Hart 16 August 2021 A pragmatist’s vision for better government
Books & arts Dennis Altman 16 August 2021 Could constitutional monarchies be the best of a bad lot? National affairs Robert Milliken 12 August 2021 Twenty years — and many billions of dollars — later, Australia’s failed system of offshore detention lingers on National affairs John Quiggin 10 August 2021 Labor’s capitulation on tax policy may help them regain government, but what then? Essays & reportage Nick Richardson 6 August 2021 Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s bid for asylum in Tokyo is a reminder of how the 1956 Melbourne Games were riven by politics
From the archive Margaret Simons 5 August 2021 Our media writer spends a fortnight watching the channel’s after-dark presenters preaching to the converted
National affairs Peter Brent 3 August 2021 State governments are getting most of the credit for tackling Covid-19, regardless of what they do National affairs Mike Steketee 30 July 2021 Are exaggerated fears about the cost of the disability scheme pushing it further from its founding principles? National affairs James Panichi 30 July 2021 A case that began in the Irish courts is shaping Australia’s efforts to update its 1980s privacy laws Essays & reportage Hamish McDonald 29 July 2021 Marise Payne has much to contend with as foreign minister in the Morrison government
National affairs John Quiggin 29 July 2021 Decisions being made in Europe and the United States highlight the virus-control choices facing Australia
National affairs Catherine Bennett 29 July 2021 Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience? National affairs Carol Johnson 27 July 2021 The lingering virus has thrown the Coalition’s re-election strategy into disarray National affairs John Daley 27 July 2021 A hardening of shibboleths is eating away at good government National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 July 2021 The fallout from Queensland’s Liberal–National merger continues with the resignation of former premier Campbell Newman
International Brett Evans 22 July 2021 We haven’t heard the last of Pegasus, the authoritarian government’s friend
National affairs Peter Brent 21 July 2021 Political authority is a precious commodity. Use it or lose it National affairs Ian McAuley 16 July 2021 Electoral bribery is expensive, wasteful and probably ineffective. And why is Canberra funding car parks anyway? National affairs Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there? National affairs John Quiggin 13 July 2021 Sydney’s outbreak highlights the need to make hard choices
National affairs Frank Bongiorno 9 July 2021 The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector
National affairs Hamish McDonald 9 July 2021 Being an effective defence minister will require much more than Peter Dutton’s impulse to hang tough International Andrew Vandenberg 3 July 2021 The Left Party’s support for a motion from the far right has brought Sweden’s political divisions to a head International Jon Fraenkel 1 July 2021 In a bid to end the constitutional crisis, Samoa’s Supreme Court has ruled that parliament must meet by 5 July National affairs Lesley Russell 1 July 2021 This week’s blow-up between the premiers and the PM was triggered by the latest in a series of bad decisions about vaccination
National affairs John Edwards 30 June 2021 The 2021 Intergenerational Report marks a decisive shift in Australia’s economic debate
National affairs John Quiggin 30 June 2021 A class of government bonds with a long history would provide a low-cost way of funding public investment National affairs Amanda Nettelbeck 29 June 2021 Does our opening up to Indigenous history work best locally? National affairs Judith Ireland 25 June 2021 Barnaby Joyce is just one of a remarkable number of federal ministers dogged by reputational issues Books & arts Peter Mares 25 June 2021 Our faith in meritocracy is stopping us from thinking clearly about inequality