National affairs
30 November 2023
With the next election still at least a year away, is the Coalition on the right kind of roll?
Books & arts
29 November 2023
A defence of Joe Biden’s record highlights a deeper problem
Correspondents
24 November 2023
Hsiao Bi-khim’s impressive record might help save Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party from electoral defeat
Essays & reportage
24 November 2023
What guidance for the challenges facing the planet can we find in the words of one of Australia’s greatest prime ministers?
Correspondents
24 November 2023
The Solomon Islands prime minister has played off China and the West remarkably well
Books & arts
10 November 2023
Biographer Michael Wolff is still carrying a torch for the disgraced former Fox News head Roger Ailes
International
7 November 2023
The Republican Party might not be American democracy’s only enemy, but it’s the biggest
National affairs
6 November 2023
Railing against the elites, the Australian’s editor-at-large has missed real messages in the Voice vote
Essays & reportage
1 November 2023
The federal government’s plans are receiving cautious support in unexpected quarters
International
30 October 2023
Anthony Albanese’s visit to China late this week comes almost exactly fifty years after Gough Whitlam’s pioneering trip
International
27 October 2023
Despite potential pitfalls, the Indonesian president seems set on creating a new political dynasty
International
25 October 2023
Preoccupied with other conflicts, the democratic world is passing up the chance to shift the dynamics in Myanmar
National affairs
24 October 2023
… and other encounters with Bill Hayden, foreign minister 1983–88
Books & arts
19 October 2023
A writer and activist explores the changing seasons of grief
International
18 October 2023
Saturday’s result looks like a return to pre-Ardern, pre-Covid politics
National affairs
16 October 2023
What does the referendum result mean for First Nations policymaking?
National affairs
16 October 2023
Despite the Yes campaign’s best efforts, Saturday’s vote followed the referendum playbook
Books & arts
14 October 2023
A mix of ingenuity, creativity, contradiction and collaboration unsettles the much-vaunted concept of “the West”
National affairs
13 October 2023
Different audiences will be watching for different messages during Saturday night’s referendum count
Essays & reportage
6 October 2023
The Voice debate has opened up the complexity of First Nations political thought
Books & arts
3 October 2023
How best to capture real lives on the page?
National affairs
29 September 2023
History shows that the merits of the question are secondary considerations in any referendum vote
National affairs
28 September 2023
Daniel Andrews’s legacy is written across Victoria in concrete and steel
Correspondents
25 September 2023
With an eye to the next election, the British government has backtracked on climate initiatives to try to drive a wedge into Labour
National affairs
14 September 2023
The government’s planned regulations aren’t tough enough to bring ministerial staff under control
Books & arts
8 September 2023
Doc Evatt may have won the battle over banning the Communist Party but Bob Menzies was the ultimate victor
National affairs
8 September 2023
Australia’s foreign policy is falling victim to domestic conflicts between conservatism and social democracy
Books & arts
1 September 2023
A fascinating examination of the Chinese economy leaves one big question unanswered
National affairs
31 August 2023
A more responsible party leader wouldn’t have joined in a ridiculous debate about ticks and crosses
National affairs
30 August 2023
Private health insurance is a drain on the federal budget with no clear benefits. So why is Labor only quietly tinkering?