Essays & reportage
27 May 2020
Journalists keep losing their jobs, but politicians on all sides are refusing to face the consequences
National affairs
27 May 2020
Whatever Scott Morrison has in mind, it doesn’t sound a lot like the 1980s Labor–union agreement
International
26 May 2020
Britain’s book of government blunders has a new chapter
Essays & reportage
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
20 May 2020
Is the PM’s recovery supremo the right person for the job?
National affairs
18 May 2020
A year after its re-election, the Coalition is riding high. But how long will that last?
National affairs
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
14 May 2020
Are parliamentary committees up to the job?
Essays & reportage
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
13 May 2020
Hong Kong seems to be heading into a long summer of trials, protests and electoral disqualifications
Books & arts
12 May 2020
Books | Winning elections in Southeast Asia is tough — and then what do you do?
International
12 May 2020
Germany’s anti-lockdown protests aren’t only about the coronavirus
National affairs
6 May 2020
Now the pandemic has shown “workplace reform” to be a dead end, let’s take JobSeeker and JobKeeper to their logical conclusion
Essays & reportage
6 May 2020
What can previous crises tell us about the prospects for progressive reform after Covid-19?
National affairs
6 May 2020
Kristina Keneally has confused an important debate
International
5 May 2020
… and its biggest party has asked the Court of Appeal to rule on presidential decision-making
International
4 May 2020
India’s firm action has been undermined by religious prejudice and poverty
National affairs
30 April 2020
It’s just one electorate, but it spells danger for Anthony Albanese
National affairs
27 April 2020
Post–Covid-19 economic reforms will fail without a national political framework to get them done
National affairs
27 April 2020
Scott Morrison meets the ghost of Richard Nixon
Books & arts
26 April 2020
Books | Despotism, reinvented, is here to stay (and could be coming our way)
Books & arts
26 April 2020
Books | Energy, ambition, bravado and intellect — so what went wrong for Malcolm Turnbull?
National affairs
22 April 2020
Has political orthodoxy been upended?
Books & arts
20 April 2020
Four recent books provide partial answers. But are they asking the right question?
National affairs
16 April 2020
Calls for a “national discussion” paper over the reality of an evolving crisis
International
16 April 2020
On the evidence, the World Health Organization will come out of this crisis better than its most vocal critics
Books & arts
15 April 2020
Books | London-born Graham Berry took on the forces of reaction in colonial Victoria
National affairs
15 April 2020
Scott Morrison’s “go home” message is bad for hundreds of thousands of temporary residents — and will slow the recovery
National affairs
13 April 2020
As research reveals more about controlling the virus, Singapore’s rise in cases sends a signal to Australia
National affairs
13 April 2020
There’s a cost-free way for the Reserve Bank to help our largest neighbour avoid defaulting on its loans