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Correspondents
It’s not just police who police
Nic Maclellan
20 September 2024
An Australian plan to improve policing in the Pacific deals with just one element of the islands’ crime and conflict problem
Books & arts
Musk’s mirror
Margaret Simons
20 September 2024
The erratic owner might have delivered the fatal blows, but he didn’t destroy Twitter on his own
Essays & reportage
People-watching in Port Moresby
Gordon Peake
14 September 2024
Our correspondent reacquaints himself with the PNG capital, a place getting a lot more attention these days
Correspondents
Kamala Harris is good at this
Bill Scher
12 September 2024
The vice-president laid out her plans for the future while Donald Trump was caught in a tangle of past grievances
Books & arts
Is it all going to happen again?
Peter Marks
10 September 2024
Dennis Glover turns to twentieth-century history in his call to arms against authoritarian populism
Books & arts
Down the rabbit hole
Jane Goodall
9 September 2024
Drawing on experiences of personal threat, three women probe the world of online conspiracies
Essays & reportage
Is grown-up government enough?
Paul Strangio
3 September 2024
The puzzle of Anthony Albanese’s struggling prime ministership
National affairs
Increasing JobSeeker is good economics
Adam Triggs
3 September 2024
The arguments against a rise in JobSeeker have proliferated, but none of them stands up to scrutiny
International
Lords of the wasteland
Hamish McDonald
30 August 2024
A military analyst and an economist see Myanmar’s junta heading towards a desperate fight for survival
National affairs
No longer fit for purpose
Paddy Gourley
30 August 2024
It’s time for a reborn immigration department outside Canberra’s bulging home affairs portfolio
National affairs
Peter Dutton’s road to nowhere
Peter Brent
28 August 2024
The opposition leader has an electorally ineffective obsession
Books & arts
Hawke agonistes
Brett Evans
27 August 2024
The making of a paradoxical prime minister
Correspondents
November’s coat-tailers and ticket-splitters
Lesley Russell
27 August 2024
While Harris and Walz capture the headlines, congressional seats are being closely fought in key states
National affairs
Manufacturing’s security blanket
Saul Eslake
26 August 2024
Labor’s Future Made in Australia policy risks entrenching opaque subsidies in a favoured sector
Correspondents
Kamala Harris redraws the political lines
Bill Scher
24 August 2024
In her acceptance speech, the Democratic nominee sought to flip the script on patriotism, inflation and immigration
International
In Bangladesh, a Nobel laureate’s final act
Thomas Kean
21 August 2024
The rebellion that put Muhammad Yunus at the helm should prompt reflection in Canberra and other foreign capitals
Correspondents
Are American men ready for Kamala Harris?
Bill Scher
16 August 2024
Some polls suggest the Democratic nominee can hold her own among male voters despite Donald Trump’s misogynistic attacks
International
And now what do we do?
Hamish McDonald
15 August 2024
Le Parisien
’s headline captures the post-Olympic challenges facing France’s new left-dominated government, not least in New Caledonia
Correspondents
Treating the body politic
Lesley Russell
13 August 2024
Much is at stake for health and healthcare in the US election
National affairs
Crossbench 2025
Peter Brent
10 August 2024
How many independents and small party MPs can we expect in the House of Representatives after the next election?
International
Midwestern Walz
Tony Walker
7 August 2024
What can the exuberant Minnesota governor expect if he successfully partners Kamala Harris to the White House?
Essays & reportage
Parliament makes history
Frank Bongiorno & Joshua Black
6 August 2024
Following a heated double-dissolution election, both houses met jointly for the first time ever on 6–7 August 1974
Essays & reportage
“The election that never was”
Jenny Hocking and Allison Cadzow
5 August 2024
Gough Whitlam’s 1974 gamble on a double dissolution election paid off for key legislation
International
Violence begetting violence
Tony Walker
2 August 2024
While the United States fumbles, more provocations have lifted the risks of a region-wide conflict in the Middle East
National affairs
Poor at politics, strong on policy
Peter Mares
2 August 2024
Andrew Giles’s record as immigration minister stands up remarkably well
Correspondents
Hitting the ground running
Lesley Russell
31 July 2024
Why vice-presidential candidates matter too
Correspondents
Oil and water
Nic Maclellan
23 July 2024
As protests continue across New Caledonia, a high-profile Loyalist politician claims indigenous Kanak and the West are divided by “insurmountable antagonisms”
Correspondents
Kamala Harris’s chance to “earn and win”
Lesley Russell
22 July 2024
Joe Biden’s announcement sends the presidential race in an entirely new direction
Correspondents
Long night in Milwaukee
Lesley Russell
20 July 2024
Donald Trump’s rambling speech at the Republican convention creates an opportunity for the Democrats
International
Gaslighting America
Rodney Tiffen
19 July 2024
Allegations of electoral fraud are providing cover for the Republicans’ intensifying attacks on electoral laws
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