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National affairs Helen Bird 27 August 2021 Despite the early fanfare, the government has backed down on key recommendations of the banking royal commission in the face of industry lobbying
National affairs Peter Mares 27 August 2021 Timid governments need shaking up — but the pressure won’t come from the top International Amrita Malhi 24 August 2021 Out of the turmoil, the party that lost the last election is back leading a new government National affairs Peter Brent 24 August 2021 With the next federal election no more than nine months away, which seats should we be watching? National affairs Daniel Reeders 24 August 2021 Deepening lockdowns don’t reflect what we know about how the virus spreads
National affairs Mike Steketee 23 August 2021 The prime minister is gripped by myths about asylum seekers that have hardened into articles of faith on both sides of parliament
Books & arts Jock Given 23 August 2021 “We should be civil with those we don’t know, and aim to know them well enough that we can be uncivil,” argues a new book International Jonathan Malloy 22 August 2021 Justin Trudeau is hoping history will repeat itself. It’s quite a gamble National affairs Judith Ireland 20 August 2021 This unexpected PM has been in the Lodge for longer than Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull or Kevin Rudd From the archive Hamish McDonald 20 August 2021 An independent from South Australia is exerting outsized influence in Canberra
International Kerry Brown 19 August 2021 Xu Zhangrun has more to offer that simple dissent
International Emma Shortis 18 August 2021 Will the chaotic withdrawal from another war zone finally change how the United States and Australia deal with conflict? International Lesley Russell 17 August 2021 Autumn approaches with Joe Biden on a domestic high National affairs Carol Johnson 16 August 2021 Neutralising Coalition fear campaigns isn’t enough. Anthony Albanese needs to evoke positive emotions too 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