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International
A government in denial
Michael Barr
13 July 2020
Despite the many obstacles, Singapore’s opposition made a strong showing on Friday
National affairs
Universities, a shared crisis, and two centre-right governments
Glyn Davis
13 July 2020
Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education
National affairs
Hard-hat utopians
John Quiggin
12 July 2020
State and federal strategies are ignoring where the jobs really are
International
Trump’s plot against America
Lesley Russell
9 July 2020
Now we know the president’s campaign target: the enemies within
International
Hong Kong’s second handover
Antony Dapiran
9 July 2020
China’s new security law makes life near impossible for the territory’s pan-democrats
National affairs
Policing the borders
Jane McAdam
8 July 2020
Checkpoints on the NSW–Victoria border recall more acrimonious moves one hundred years ago
Books & arts
Twin passions
Judith Brett
8 July 2020
Books
| Internationally renowned Australian archaeologist V. Gordon Childe was also deeply involved in labour politics
National affairs
Labor’s preferential treatment
Tim Colebatch
7 July 2020
The party’s victory in Eden-Monaro came down to two largely overlooked factors
National affairs
A lesson in humility
Michael Bartos
6 July 2020
Victoria’s experience underlines the need to acknowledge that Covid-19 outbreaks are inevitable and prepare better for them
National affairs
Five things we learned in Eden-Monaro
Peter Brent
5 July 2020
What does a tight result that’s likely to go Labor’s way tell us about electoral behaviour?
National affairs
Who’ll be the real winner in Eden-Monaro?
Peter Brent
2 July 2020
Interpreting Saturday’s result is all about context
National affairs
Pandemic fatigue
Michael Bartos
30 June 2020
Has the spike in cases in Victoria exposed a nationwide problem?
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
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