Essays & reportage
22 November 2024
A judicial inquiry has been told of withheld evidence that would have fundamentally challenged the case against the Croatian Six
International
19 October 2023
Hamas’s appalling attack has exposed a government with no plan for resolving its country’s greatest challenges
Books & arts
2 May 2023
What’s missing from Marco Bellocchio’s Exterior Night is as compelling as what’s on the screen
Essays & reportage
10 October 2022
A former foreign correspondent watches Bali 2002
Essays & reportage
27 September 2022
Why have law enforcement agencies and the media shied away from calling out right-wing terrorism for what it is?
National affairs
12 September 2021
John Howard’s response to a single question twenty years ago still reverberates
International
18 August 2021
Another round of foreign interference in Afghanistan has been dealt a thoroughly predictable blow
From the archive
16 April 2021
How did two very different leaders — Tony Blair and John Howard — come to join George W. Bush’s “march of folly”?
International
13 August 2019
Timing means that the latest shootings could have a greater political impact
Books & arts
30 June 2019
Books | A social psychologist explores how radicalisation happens
National affairs
12 April 2019
Contemporary records show that Australia didn’t adequately assist refugees admitted during the Lebanese civil war
National affairs
28 March 2019
The former immigration minister is finding it hard to be a unifier
Books & arts
26 March 2019
Television | Waleed Aly’s encounters with Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of the political interview
International
26 February 2019
The controversy over Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain from Syria has parallels in Australia
National affairs
15 November 2018
What does the research tell us about this increasingly common phenomenon?
Books & arts
3 October 2017
Books | Islamic State has become adept at recruiting those who are already attracted to violence
International
25 September 2017
Foreign interference, however well-intentioned, could still prolong the conflict
International
24 June 2017
Islamic State’s destruction of the heritage of a great Islamic leader, Nur al-Din, signals a new desperation
Correspondents
5 June 2017
A dizzying election campaign, split this time by terror attacks, might be part of a new political normal
International
29 May 2017
The terrorist attack in Manchester has focused attention on chronic instability in Libya. But there are signs of progress
Correspondents
24 May 2017
The horrific massacre in England’s second city creates a wider sense of threat
Books & arts
26 January 2017
From the archive | Outside TV drama, “enhanced interrogation” fails the evidence test, writes Tom Hyland in this review first published in June 2016
National affairs
29 July 2016
The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why
International
18 July 2016
The attack in Nice reflects a shift in the dynamics of the Islamic State, writes Greg Barton. And the attempted coup in Turkey has complicated the task of responding effectively
Books & arts
1 April 2016
Books | David Kilcullen helps us make sense of the madness unleashed by Islamic State, writes Tom Hyland. But he’s less convincing about what we should do next
Essays & reportage
10 March 2016
Muslim women are urged to break free of patriarchical domestic lives yet viewed with suspicion if they display signs of their religion in…
International
18 December 2015
We should avoid exceptionalising jihadists, argues Olivier Roy. Otherwise we reinforce the fascination of rebels looking for a cause
National affairs
15 December 2015
Tony Abbott’s transition is proving difficult for everyone, writes Peter Brent
Correspondents
14 December 2015
The allure of the secret service in the British imagination is also the entry code to citizens’ data, writes David Hayes in London
International
10 December 2015
Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes John Besemeres