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Essays & reportage Dean Ashenden 19 February 2009 There’s plenty of scope for the federal government’s “revolution” in schooling but few signs of the ideas and resources it would require, writes Dean …
Retrospective Peter Brent 16 February 2009 Malcolm Turnbull is playing the long game, but he mightn’t be leader when it counts National affairs Norman Abjorensen 12 February 2009 The stand-off between Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull has the vital element of farce: the juxtaposition of the incongruous, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Geoffrey Barker 12 February 2009 The contrasting treatment of Trent Smith and Matthew Hyndes raises troubling questions about the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, writes Geoffrey Barker Frank Bongiorno 1 February 2009 Despite the financial crisis, there’s no mood of national introspection in Britain, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 29 January 2009 There is no longer a constituency for a small “l” Liberal Party, argues Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 13 January 2009 The year 1909 saw a seachange in Australian politics, writes Norman Abjorensen on the anniversary of the fusion of the non-Labor parties Frank Bongiorno 2 January 2009 Two Australias exist side by side in the British media, writes Frank Bongiorno National affairs Norm Kelly 22 December 2008 On political donations and spending, Labor is making tentative moves in the right direction, writes Norm Kelly National affairs Peter Brent 20 December 2008 Kevin Rudd ends 2008 in good shape, writes Peter Brent. Does recent history help us predict what happens next?
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 18 December 2008 Coalitions don’t work in opposition, so the federal Nationals would be better off going it alone, writes Norman Abjorensen
Books & arts Paul Strangio 12 December 2008 Television | With few dissenting voices, The Howard Years was an unsurprising exercise in self-justification, writes Paul Strangio National affairs Rob Chalmers 11 December 2008 With Malcolm Turnbull caught between his own party’s climate change sceptics and a popular government, don’t be surprised if Australia goes to the polls next year,… Essays & reportage Norman Abjorensen 10 December 2008 Liberal senator Marise Payne profiled Brian Costar 9 December 2008 What possessed senior police officers to raid the offices of a member of parliament without a warrant, asks Brian Costar in London
National affairs Norman Abjorensen 3 December 2008 Wayne Swan isn’t the weak link the Coalition thinks he is, but Julie Bishop certainly is, writes Norman Abjorensen
National affairs Peter Brent 27 November 2008 The Howard Years interprets the Coalition government through the prism of the present National affairs Norman Abjorensen 26 November 2008 The contrast between the first terms of two governments – Howard’s and Rudd’s – looks like being vast, writes Norman Abjorensen Frank Bongiorno 25 November 2008 Britain’s reaction to Obama’s win says a lot about the fears and hopes of America’s ally, writes Frank Bongiorno in London National affairs Norman Abjorensen 17 November 2008 Liberal leaders are given licence to create a party in their own image, writes Norman Abjorensen, and Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t see himself as an exception
International Norm Kelly 10 November 2008 Apart from an unexpectedly strong performance by the Bill and Ben Party, the NZ election result more or less matched expectations, writes Norm Kelly International Norm Kelly 4 November 2008 New Zealand’s voting system means that predicting a winner is never simple. Norm Kelly looks at the field National affairs Peter Browne 25 October 2008 Independent MP Peter Andren opposed John Howard’s attack on asylum seekers, and his vote went up at the next election