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Essays & reportage Hans Blix 23 March 2011 The former UN weapons inspector casts a critical eye over the political memoirs of Tony Blair, John Howard and George W. Bush
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 March 2011 New premiers in Victoria and New South Wales face very different challenges, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Savitri Taylor 9 March 2011 If the regional asylum seeker processing centre goes ahead, the only real winner will be the Gillard government, writes Savitri Taylor National affairs Norman Abjorensen 8 March 2011 Kristina Keneally is about to become the ninth living ex–premier of New South Wales, writes Norman Abjorensen. It's a reminder of what went wrong for the party Norm Kelly 3 March 2011 Disunited, the Maori Party risks losing identity and support, writes Norm Kelly in Wellington
International Geoff Andrews 3 March 2011 Berlusconi’s success in holding on to power highlights a vacuum at the heart of Italy’s politics, writes Geoff Andrews
National affairs Brian Toohey 3 March 2011 The experience of the renewable energy target suggests that a carbon tax will work better than a market-based approach to climate change, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Rob Manwaring 1 March 2011 Like its British counterpart, the Labor Party is grappling with wider, conflicting trends in political participation, writes Rob Manwaring National affairs Graeme Orr 27 February 2011 Primaries might work in the United States, but that doesn’t mean they’ll translate easily to Australia, argues Graeme Orr National affairs Fergus Green 25 February 2011 Australian climate policy lacks a guiding philosophy
Ian Henderson 18 February 2011 In London, Ian Henderson finds that Britain’s migration test reveals more about its authors than they would ever have anticipated
National affairs James Gillespie 17 February 2011 Markets and demand are transforming the health system, but the policy debate isn’t catching up, writes James Gillespie Essays & reportage Brett Evans 16 February 2011 Barry O’Farrell reached the NSW Liberal leadership by an unconventional route, writes Brett Evans National affairs Frank Jotzo 11 February 2011 The findings of Ross Garnaut’s update reports increase the pressure for Australia to adopt a carbon price, writes Frank Jotzo Frank Bongiorno 2 February 2011 The next casualties of Britain’s phone-hacking controversy could come from the media, politics or the police. But whoever falls next, it probably won’t be good news…
Books & arts Natasha Cica 28 January 2011 Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art opened on Friday night. A day later, Lara Giddings became premier. Natasha Cica reports
Frank Bongiorno 14 December 2010 The protests in Britain highlight how much the Liberal Democrats have compromised to share power, writes Frank Bongiorno in London. And where does that leave the new… National affairs Tony Kevin 10 December 2010 WikiLeaks is the product of a time of great stress in the international system, argues Tony Kevin National affairs Brian Toohey 9 December 2010 A casual reference to the use of force underlines the flaws in Kevin Rudd’s thinking about Australia’s largest trading partner, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 9 December 2010 The WikiLeaks revelations about Kevin Rudd’s views on China show that the foreign minister is well within the mainstream of western thinking, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Nicholas Gruen 23 November 2010 Public–private partnerships have turned out to be an expensive way of plugging infrastructure gaps, writes Nicholas Gruen. The evidence shows that governments need…
National affairs Sara Dowse 18 November 2010 American-born Sara Dowse traces the career of American-born NSW premier Kristina Keneally National affairs John Langmore 9 November 2010 Norway has taken the lead in peacemaking and other international initiatives, writes John Langmore. Australia can learn from its example Frank Bongiorno 4 November 2010 We’re all in this together, the British chancellor told the nation as he announced sweeping cuts in spending. Britons aren’t up in arms yet, writes Frank … International Zuleika Arashiro 4 November 2010 This nation of 192 million people has plenty to celebrate, writes Zuleika Arashiro
Lesley Russell 4 November 2010 Identifying any common ground is almost impossible, writes Lesley Russell in Washington
National affairs Brian Toohey 3 November 2010 Buybacks aren’t the only way to reduce the amount of water being taken out of the system, argues Brian Toohey International Rodney Tiffen 29 October 2010 Fox News isn’t only partisan – it’s now an active player within the Republican Party. The consequences could be serious, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Milind Sathye 28 October 2010 Joe Hockey is right – the banks are doing very well indeed. But reducing their power isn’t simple, writes Milind Sathye International Geoff Andrews 27 October 2010 The cracks in the Italian government are growing wider, writes Geoff Andrews. But can the opposition rise to the challenge?