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National affairs Norman Abjorensen 14 May 2014 This week’s budget raises the question of whom the Liberal Party now represents, writes Norman Abjorensen
Essays & reportage Brett Evans 30 April 2014 Inside Story catches up with federal parliament’s fledgling independent MP Books & arts Andrew Dodd 24 April 2014 Andrew Dodd reviews Bob Carr’s absorbing and occasionally disturbing account of eighteen months as foreign minister Essays & reportage Mike Steketee & Milton Cockburn 22 April 2014 In this extract from Mike Steketee and Milton Cockburn’s biography, first published in 1986, Neville Wran – who died earlier this week –… National affairs David Clune 18 April 2014 David Clune assesses a premiership cut unexpectedly short
Books & arts Michael Gilding 5 March 2014 The life stories of four mining magnates illuminate where Australia’s economy is headed, writes Michael Gilding. The political and social effects could be profound
Books & arts Janna Thompson 25 February 2014 In her latest book political philosopher Martha Nussbaum looks at what drives people apart and how we can bridge those divides, writes Janna Thompson Books & arts Brett Evans 21 February 2014 Politics is hard and democracy is messy. Brett Evans reviews two new books that help explain why it doesn’t all end in disaster National affairs Frank Bongiorno 19 February 2014 An attack on the unions won’t necessarily have the expected political impact International Rodney Tiffen 13 February 2014 It’s now the defence’s turn to put its case in the News International phone-hacking trial in London. Rodney Tiffen untangles the testimony to date
Essays & reportage Dennis Altman 13 February 2014 Labor’s combative relationship with the Greens reflects its failure to develop a genuine counter-narrative to the Coalition worldview, argues Dennis Altman
International Graeme Orr 4 February 2014 The United States isn’t the obvious place to look for ideas about how to clean up political funding. But Graeme Orr found a New York agency that can teach us a lot… Essays & reportage Alan Fewster 14 January 2014 As the Cold War intensified in the mid fifties, Australia saw a special role for itself in disseminating information and propaganda in Southeast Asia, writes Alan Fewster National affairs Peter Browne 24 December 2013 Like his recent predecessors, Tony Abbott came to office without a clear mandate, writes Peter Browne. That’s turned out to be bad politics and bad for the Liberal Party Essays & reportage Frank Bongiorno 16 December 2013 The cyclones of the late 1960s and early 1970s didn’t shape the Whitlam government as much as gentler breezes of the 1950s and early 1960s
David Hayes 16 December 2013 The polls say no, the mood yes. Scotland’s independence debate is a puzzle, says David Hayes
Books & arts Stephen Mills 28 November 2013 How did an unelected campaign consultant come to exercise such influence over Labor’s 2013 campaign, asks Stephen Mills National affairs Peter Brent 28 November 2013 Are Queensland’s planned voter identification requirements a fair thing? National affairs Rodney Tiffen 27 November 2013 The politics of the ageing electorate is complicating government responses to the ageing society, writes Rodney Tiffen Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 15 November 2013 Three biographies reveal twentieth-century Australians in the thick of things, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs Frank Bongiorno 10 October 2013 The Labor leadership contest might have annoyed some factional warlords, but it’s helped the party to avoid messy post-election recriminations, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs Narelle Miragliotta and Robert Simms 8 October 2013 The Greens face some of the challenges that effectively killed the Democrats, write Narelle Miragliotta and Robert Simms. But important differences between the… James Leibold 2 October 2013 The contrast with Kevin Rudd couldn’t be starker, yet the Anglophile PM might have a certain edge, writes James Leibold in Beijing Podcasts Brian Costar & Peter Clarke 27 September 2013 Peter Clarke talks to Brian Costar about why Cathy McGowan is likely to serve more than one term, why the Electoral Commission is under attack, and who should lead the Labor Party National affairs Paul Rodan 26 September 2013 Australia is best served when former prime ministers leave parliament with dispatch, writes Paul Rodan
Essays & reportage Jackie Dickenson 26 September 2013 Indi’s new local member Cathy McGowan fits into a long tradition of independently minded country MPs. In this extract from her new book, Jackie Dickenson traces the…
National affairs Lesley Russell 17 September 2013 The new government’s aged-care decisions suggest it will prioritise providers over consumers, writes Lesley Russell International Klaus Neumann 16 September 2013 Like Australia, Germany has seen a shift in the political middle ground. But there, it’s ended up in an intriguing place, writes Klaus Neumann National affairs Fergus Green 11 September 2013 Tony Abbott might have pledged in blood to repeal the Australian carbon pricing scheme, but what’s likely to happen once the obstacles are clear? Fergus Green… Essays & reportage Cambell Klose & Nick Haines 10 September 2013 The electorate of Indi has been changed forever, write Cambell Klose and Nick Haines from Cathy McGowan’s campaign