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International
Italy’s Black Lives Matter moment
James Panichi
30 June 2020
Clashes over a statue in Milan reveal complicated truths about the country’s postwar history
National affairs
The hidden transformation of university research
David Peetz
26 June 2020
The government’s latest funding plan will reshape higher education
International
Singapore goes early
Michael Barr
26 June 2020
Amid the pandemic, trouble among Lee Kuan Yew’s descendants will shape next month’s election result
Essays & reportage
Bringing order to chaos
Joshua Black
23 June 2020
What do Labor memoirs reveal about the 2010 leadership change?
National affairs
Regrets? We’ve had a few
Peter Brent
22 June 2020
Have we been missing the prime cause of the leadership instability that set in ten years ago?
Essays & reportage
A better life on Mars
Alexandra Roginski
19 June 2020
A colonial-era novel provides a window onto the ideas that produced our fractured federation
National affairs
Spoils of office
Paul Rodan
18 June 2020
This week’s branch-stacking revelations highlight the sharp decline in philosophical differences among Labor’s factions
National affairs
Crashing through
Norman Abjorensen
18 June 2020
The last time federal Labor intervened in Victoria, Gough Whitlam had his sights on The Lodge
National affairs
The four-and-a-half-decade higher education squeeze
Rodney Tiffen
17 June 2020
Calls for universities to reduce their reliance on international students ignore the incentives created by successive governments
National affairs
Scott Morrison’s G7 tightrope
Adam Triggs
15 June 2020
Australia’s participation in Donald Trump’s G7 summit risks alienating Asia, the region that’s crucial for our economic recovery
International
The fall of Robert E. Lee
Janna Thompson
9 June 2020
How the reputation of a “good Confederate” was made and unmade
Books & arts
God bless America
Andrew Ford
5 June 2020
One country, two very different songs
Books & arts
Before the dust settled
Jessica Urwin
4 June 2020
Television
| The ABC’s satirical take on the Maralinga tests captures the confusion and the wilful blindness
National affairs
Five weeks have been a long time in Eden-Monaro
Peter Brent
3 June 2020
Labor’s chances of winning the closely watched seat have improved — but don’t bet your house on it
International
Out of turmoil, a new majority in Timor-Leste’s parliament
Michael Leach
2 June 2020
A realignment of parties should break the deadlock over vital legislation
Books & arts
Literary censorship’s last gasp
Amanda Laugesen
2 June 2020
Books
| A compelling account of a significant cultural moment
Books & arts
Before the triumphs and the tragedies
Norman Abjorensen
2 June 2020
Books
| A new book rescues two Labor prime ministers, James Scullin and John Curtin, from caricature
International
What worked to minimise Covid-19 deaths, and why?
Rodney Tiffen
28 May 2020
Clear patterns are evident in the data we have on cases, mortality and testing
Essays & reportage
When the market for news fails
Tom Greenwell
27 May 2020
Journalists keep losing their jobs, but politicians on all sides are refusing to face the consequences
National affairs
Are we in Accord?
Frank Bongiorno
27 May 2020
Whatever Scott Morrison has in mind, it doesn’t sound a lot like the 1980s Labor–union agreement
Correspondents
Covid-19’s awkward couple
David Hayes
26 May 2020
Britain’s book of government blunders has a new chapter
Essays & reportage
After Menzies
Paul Rodan
25 May 2020
A young masters student talks to figures at the centre of the Liberal Party’s growing instability in the mid 1960s
National affairs
The new power of Nev Power
Brett Evans
20 May 2020
Is the PM’s recovery supremo the right person for the job?
National affairs
Happy anniversary?
Peter Brent
18 May 2020
A year after its re-election, the Coalition is riding high. But how long will that last?
National affairs
Snapback? Fiscal stimulus hasn’t even started yet
Adam Triggs
18 May 2020
The government would be wise to abandon the idea that we can return to normal without a post-lockdown stimulus program
National affairs
Keeping watch on Covid-19 laws
Sarah Moulds
14 May 2020
Are parliamentary committees up to the job?
Essays & reportage
When Kerry Packer met his match
Rodney Tiffen
14 May 2020
Malcolm Turnbull spilled the beans on Kerry Packer’s secret plans for Fairfax back in 1991. So why are his memoirs so coy about this key episode?
International
Borrowed place, borrowed time?
Hamish McDonald
13 May 2020
Hong Kong seems to be heading into a long summer of trials, protests and electoral disqualifications
Books & arts
Malaysia’s amazing political rollercoaster
Graeme Dobell
12 May 2020
Books
| Winning elections in Southeast Asia is tough — and then what do you do?
Correspondents
Tipping points
Klaus Neumann
12 May 2020
Germany’s anti-lockdown protests aren’t only about the coronavirus
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