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National affairs Peter Brent 22 February 2016 Ipsos and Newspoll have brought bad news for the government, writes Peter Brent. But both parties would be wise to stay calm
National affairs Tim Colebatch 19 February 2016 Infrastructure Australia’s latest report got lost in the tax debate this week, writes Tim Colebatch. It deserves a closer look National affairs Peter Brent 17 February 2016 The rise of the Nationals’ best-known MP is likely to end in tears, writes Peter Brent International Lesley Russell 12 February 2016 Wishful thinking and conventional wisdom ran up against reality this week, writes Lesley Russell. The Clinton campaign and mainstream Republicans need to rethink their strategies Essays & reportage Brett Evans 11 February 2016 Australia’s long-awaited transition to decimal currency wasn’t without its problems
National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 February 2016 A small tax package can only deliver small benefits, writes Tim Colebatch
National affairs Peter Brent 4 February 2016 Paul Keating might yearn to relive his version of political history, but we don’t need to encourage him, writes Peter Brent National affairs James Murphy 4 February 2016 The Australian Electoral Commission’s latest political finance figures show how closely entwined are government and the development industry, writes James Murphy Essays & reportage Anne Tiernan 3 February 2016 Why do parties have so much trouble learning from past successes and failures, asks Anne Tiernan International Lesley Russell 25 January 2016 Aspiring party nominees face a reality check once primaries get under way at the beginning of February, writes Lesley Russell. In the spotlight will be a rising sense of…
Essays & reportage Peter Browne 18 January 2016 Robert Menzies’s name is synonymous with Australia’s long postwar boom. The conventional story is part myth, part reality
National affairs Peter Brent 17 January 2016 There’s a way to recognise Indigenous Australians that bypasses our cantankerous founding document, says Peter Brent Books & arts David Hayes 12 January 2016 A multilayered portrait of divided Britain is trapped by its animating spirit National affairs Norman Abjorensen 31 December 2015 The prime minister can take comfort from the fact that stormy political weather often blows over very quickly, writes Norman Abjorensen Essays & reportage Norman Abjorensen 23 December 2015 Circumstances propelled the gregarious John Gorton into the top job, but the party termites quickly got to work
Podcasts Peter Clarke 18 December 2015 In the wake of the Ian Macfarlane affair, Peter Clarke talks to Brian Costar about Barnaby Joyce, Malcolm Turnbull and the balancing act that keeps the Coalition afloat
International Olivier Roy 18 December 2015 We should avoid exceptionalising jihadists, argues Olivier Roy. Otherwise we reinforce the fascination of rebels looking for a cause National affairs John Quiggin 17 December 2015 By making climate science one of its chief targets, the right set itself up for failure, writes John Quiggin National affairs Tim Colebatch 16 December 2015 Yesterday’s budget update reveals the size of the problem, writes Tim Colebatch. And it isn’t just about spending National affairs Peter Brent 15 December 2015 Tony Abbott’s transition is proving difficult for everyone, writes Peter Brent
Books & arts Brian McFarlane 15 December 2015 Cinema | Suffragette seems doubly overdue, writes Brian McFarlane
Books & arts Brett Evans 11 December 2015 Books | Paddy Manning’s biography of Malcolm Turnbull reveals a man in a blazing hurry, writes Brett Evans International Tim Colebatch 8 December 2015 The National Front’s surge could deliver the French presidency to Marine Le Pen in 2017, writes Tim Colebatch. But the electoral arithmetic might change after… National affairs Norman Abjorensen 8 December 2015 What unites the group of Liberals who want to steer the party away from its roots? Norman Abjorensen profiles the ideas and the personalities National affairs Tim Colebatch 2 December 2015 We may not be doing better than most other countries, as treasurer Scott Morrison claims, but the growth figures are better than we might have feared, writes Tim Colebatch
Books & arts Paddy Gourley 1 December 2015 Books | Laura Tingle is right to say that government must become better at remembering, writes Paddy Gourley, but her argument has memory lapses of its own
International Lesley Russell 28 November 2015 Will the next six months determine the viability of the Republican Party? Lesley Russell surveys a bleak landscape National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 November 2015 History and his government’s record suggest it won’t happen, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Tim Colebatch 13 November 2015 The government faces a paradox, writes Tim Colebatch. It needs to stop the tax debate from running out of control but that means making unpopular decisions Books & arts Brett Evans 12 November 2015 Books | Brett Evans follows Peter Garrett from West Pymble to Canberra, via French’s in Oxford Street