National affairs
5 April 2012
The Liberals have displaced Labor as Australia’s tribal political force, writes Norman Abjorensen, and that makes Malcolm Turnbull an odd person out
National affairs
27 March 2012
Pundits are predicting a long period of opposition for Queensland Labor, writes Brian Costar, but Campbell Newman faces his own challenges
National affairs
19 March 2012
Up against cumbersome major parties, Bob Katter’s Australian Party has fielded a better-than-expected group of candidates, writes Jane Goodall. But the leader has…
National affairs
14 March 2012
A major constitutional crisis was narrowly avoided in Victoria, write Alistair Harkness and Brian Costar, but its cause hasn’t gone away
National affairs
4 March 2012
The transition from state to federal politics is rarely smooth, writes Norman Abjorensen. But Bob Carr could be one of the exceptions
National affairs
27 February 2012
By challenging – and decisively losing – Kevin Rudd has at least done Julia Gillard a favour or two, writes Norman Abjorensen
Essays & reportage
24 February 2012
On board the Aurora Australis as it sailed to Commonwealth Bay to commemorate the centenary of Douglas Mawson’s historic expedition, our correspondent witnesses a…
National affairs
23 February 2012
Julia Gillard has finally explained the events of mid 2010, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
22 February 2012
The evidence on Australian attitudes is much less clear than protagonists argue, writes Murray Goot, and the implications for public policy are far from straightforward
Books & arts
22 February 2012
Sean Scalmer reviews two accounts of the protests of 2011
National affairs
17 February 2012
William McMahon’s famously ill-starred prime ministership has been back in the news, not necessarily to the advantage of the federal Labor government. Paul Rodan…
National affairs
15 February 2012
Has Kevin Rudd changed enough to justify a return to the Lodge, asks Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
8 February 2012
Can the opposition leader maintain momentum, asks Norman Abjorensen
8 February 2012
In Athens Daniel Nethery finds that the conventional diagnosis of Greece’s problems doesn’t quite fit the reality
National affairs
3 February 2012
This week’s release of data on political donations and spending hides as much as it reveals – and is already many months out of date, write Graeme Orr and Brian Costar
National affairs
3 February 2012
References to race should be dropped from the constitution, writes Brian Costar, but the reason section 25 was included in the first place is more complex than some…
Essays & reportage
2 February 2012
Is “balanced” development really the best way to manage our inland rivers? Cameron Muir looks at the language that could save or condemn them
Essays & reportage
24 January 2012
Australia’s attachment to a flag with the Union Jack in the top corner puts it in odd company
National affairs
19 January 2012
The process has been hampered by a breakdown in trust between the Commonwealth and the states, writes Paul Kildea
Books & arts
12 January 2012
Sylvia Lawson reviews The Iron Lady and The Ides of March
International
12 January 2012
A sympathetic film portrayal of Britain’s most divisive modern prime minister fits a broader mood of reappraisal of her years in power, says David Hayes
National affairs
10 January 2012
Closest to the people it may be, but local government is unlikely to make it into the constitution anytime soon, writes Andrew Lynch
Books & arts
21 December 2011
A new series of short books is fighting the wrong kind of war, writes Brett Evans
National affairs
16 December 2011
Rob Oakeshott still has a lot he wants to get done
Essays & reportage
8 December 2011
Must Australian politicians work “tirelessly” for their communities or face electoral oblivion? James Panichi looks for the middle ground
National affairs
7 December 2011
The Labor conference exposed the party’s – and the government’s – weaknesses, writes Frank Bongiorno
International
7 December 2011
London’s mayoral election might be overshadowed in 2012 by royal and Olympic pageants, but it’s more revealing of the city’s heartbeat
30 November 2011
Norm Kelly in Wellington analyses the National Party’s election win
Books & arts
29 November 2011
Dennis Altman reviews Ron Suskind’s account of Barack Obama’s presidency
National affairs
24 November 2011
Labor strategists helped to create the wrong kind of prime minister, argues Peter Brent