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Can Turnbull do a Menzies?
Norman Abjorensen
30 March 2011
A former high-profile lawyer who rose rapidly in politics but was dumped as leader by his own party… Yes, Robert Menzies did bounce back, writes
Norman Abjorensen
International
How the Greens took Baden-Württemberg
Klaus Neumann
28 March 2011
Thirty-two years after Three Mile Island, an accident in a far-away nuclear facility has once again altered Germany’s political landscape.
Klaus Neumann
looks at…
National affairs
Over the top with Campbell Newman
Graeme Orr
28 March 2011
The lord mayor of Brisbane might be a politician of his times, but he’s adopted a risky course, writes
Graeme Orr
Caught in America’s electoral cycle
Lesley Russell
28 March 2011
The spending debate in Washington is coming to a head, writes
Lesley Russell
National affairs
New South Wales: the verdict
Peter Mares
27 March 2011
Radio National’s
The National Interest
, presented by
Inside Story
contributor
Peter Mares
, looks at the implications of the 2011 New South Wales election result
Essays & reportage
Death by a thousand cuts
James Panichi
25 March 2011
Despite the recommendations of an expert panel, changes to federal environmental legislation have stalled, writes
James Panichi
National affairs
The year Australian politics turned Green
Scott Steel
24 March 2011
Scott Steel
on some overlooked polling results
Books & arts
The philosopher president
Jill Kitson
24 March 2011
A new book argues that Barack Obama is guided by “philosophical pragmatism.”
Jill Kitson
isn’t so sure
Essays & reportage
Iraq 2003: what the leaders say, and what they leave out
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
“Ten per cent to the right of centre”
Norman Abjorensen
18 March 2011
New premiers in Victoria and New South Wales face very different challenges, writes
Norman Abjorensen
National affairs
Asylum seeker processing in East Timor: a solution for whom?
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
Where the revolving door took NSW Labor
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
Caught in the middle
Norm Kelly
3 March 2011
Disunited, the Maori Party risks losing identity and support, writes
Norm Kelly
in Wellington
International
Berlusconi’s Italy on trial
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
No need to let it rip
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
The paradox at the heart of Labor’s review
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
Primaries: a second-best option
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
Will the price be right?
Fergus Green
25 February 2011
Australian climate policy lacks a guiding philosophy
Life in the UK: the exam
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
The Gillard health program: reform without change?
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
The man who would be premier
Brett Evans
16 February 2011
Barry O’Farrell reached the NSW Liberal leadership by an unconventional route, writes
Brett Evans
National affairs
Climate policy: a new momentum
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
The Digger and the dirt
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
Succeeding like excess
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
How would you like your revolution?
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
Without the Bush presidency, would WikiLeaks have happened?
Tony Kevin
10 December 2010
WikiLeaks is the product of a time of great stress in the international system, argues
Tony Kevin
National affairs
Misreading China
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
It’s all about integration
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
Paying for Australia’s infrastructure deficit
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
Softening the blow
Sara Dowse
18 November 2010
American-born
Sara Dowse
traces the career of American-born NSW premier Kristina Keneally
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