Essays & reportage
18 June 2024
When the personal shouldn’t be the political
International
7 June 2024
Narendra Modi’s BJP took India’s diverse regions for granted and suffered the consequences
National affairs
6 June 2024
Opponents of renewable energy are combining Nimbyism and ideology to oppose projects that would significantly benefit rural communities
International
6 June 2024
Donald Trump’s conviction might not have a major impact on the election but it does point to grave flaws in the justice system
Books & arts
5 June 2024
What can the psychology of this powerful emotion reveal about political life?
National affairs
31 May 2024
One of Australia’s pollsters got very close to the actual result in 2022. Can they do it again?
Books & arts
28 May 2024
What brought the Age of Enlightenment to an end?
Correspondents
27 May 2024
Britain’s next prime minister doesn’t have quite the pedigree you’d expect — but his small-target strategy might seem familiar
International
23 May 2024
The US Congress has a deep problem with governing — though voters also reserve the right to contradict themselves
Books & arts
23 May 2024
A former prime minister ponders providence
National affairs
21 May 2024
We all want political advertising to be truthful. The devil is in the detail
National affairs
17 May 2024
All eyes will be on the next round of opinion polls. But it’s the ones that come later that count
International
10 May 2024
India’s election is about much more than which party will govern
Books & arts
10 May 2024
How a shape-shifting journalist turned the Nazis’ techniques back on them
International
7 May 2024
Singapore faces a future without a Lee
Correspondents
4 May 2024
As raw sewage gushes into the Thames and voters turn away in droves, Rishi Sunak’s government enters its doomed home stretch
National affairs
3 May 2024
The job of Liberal leader once swung from the party’s left to its right. But a lot has changed in recent years
Books & arts
29 April 2024
Should there be a limit on how rich you can be?
National affairs
22 April 2024
As a China-watching think tank winds up after Morrison-era cuts, a respected analyst reviews government funding for security-related research and education
National affairs
17 April 2024
Past election results offer good news and bad for the federal government
Books & arts
10 April 2024
“Father of the Commonwealth Bank,” promoter of the national capital, North American émigré — King O’Malley created his own history
Books & arts
8 April 2024
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek engages with “pre-apocalyptic” times
Books & arts
4 April 2024
The National Party senator who campaigned against the far-right League of Rights exposes his strengths and weaknesses
International
2 April 2024
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump have had their ups and downs, but it’s mainly been down since 2020
Books & arts
25 March 2024
Two new biographies of Hannah Arendt couldn’t be more different. Our reviewer was captivated by one of them
Correspondents
22 March 2024
Sooner or later, both major parties will have to deal with Trumpism’s legacy, made worse by the problems inherent in America’s political system
Books & arts
20 March 2024
Successfully or not, Peter Dutton stands in a long line of paternalistic leaders
Correspondents
15 March 2024
The real issues in the US presidential race have been swamped by the big news
International
15 March 2024
How India’s filmmakers have tracked the national mood
Essays & reportage
12 March 2024
Is the Australian’s polling and commentary doing the opposition any favours?