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Essays & reportage Margaret Simons 12 September 2022 Malcolm Fraser promised no royal commission into the loans affair. Should other governments follow his lead?
National affairs Jeremy Gans 4 September 2022 Did The Teacher’s Pet hinder the conviction of Chris Dawson? Books & arts Craig Munro 13 December 2021 Why book publishing can be a risky business Books & arts Andrew Dodd 12 October 2021 How Fortescue Metals Group was bested by a tenacious campaign in the Pilbara Essays & reportage Andrew Chalk 17 September 2021 Andrew Chalk pays tribute to lawyer, writer and humanitarian Hal Wootten
National affairs Jeremy Gans 10 September 2021 The justice system’s dealings with the police officer accused of killing Kumanjayi Walker are shadowed by cases past
Essays & reportage Alecia Simmonds 2 August 2021 When and why did friendship slide down our hierarchy of relationships? National affairs James Panichi 30 July 2021 A case that began in the Irish courts is shaping Australia’s efforts to update its 1980s privacy laws Books & arts Patrick Mullins 7 July 2021 Gideon Haigh’s new book throws fresh light on the remarkable H.V. Evatt National affairs Paul McGorrery and Marilyn McMahon 2 July 2021 Proposed NSW legisation focuses a new lens on domestic abuse
National affairs Margaret Simons 2 July 2021 The Press Council faces renewed calls for reform
National affairs James Panichi 10 June 2021 Australia’s criminal cartel law has hit its first speed hump Essays & reportage Jeremy Gans 7 June 2021 A new podcast brilliantly tracks Australia’s “biggest insider trading case.” But does it let the authorities off too lightly? Essays & reportage Alecia Simmonds 14 May 2021 Women’s full right — and responsibility — to sit on juries came late to Australia National affairs Judith Ireland 8 April 2021 Has the government missed another opportunity to genuinely tackle sexual harassment?
Essays & reportage Jeremy Gans 19 March 2021 There’s only one good way to resolve decades-old allegations like the ones made against the attorney-general
National affairs Jane Goodall 16 March 2021 Does the media’s stress on “rage” really capture what’s driving the resurgent women’s movement? Essays & reportage Rachel Doyle 15 March 2021 Extract | Are deeply hierarchical professions especially prone to workplace harassment? National affairs James Panichi 24 February 2021 Facebook’s problems with Australian regulators are far from over National affairs Harry Hobbs 18 February 2021 Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton’s attempt to unite “sovereign citizens” recalls earlier efforts to step outside Australian law
National affairs Paul Barratt 12 November 2020 With the federal government appointing a special war crimes prosecutor, it’s time to confront broader questions about armed interventions
Books & arts Susan Lever 5 November 2020 Books | Are Australians unusually prone to bad language? National affairs Helen Bird 5 November 2020 Business figures are taking advantage of ASIC’s internal troubles to undermine reforms recommended by the banking royal commission National affairs Joe McIntyre 30 October 2020 Regardless of their many qualities, the latest High Court appointments raise thorny questions about how we choose judges National affairs Jane Goodall 16 October 2020 I’ve done nothing wrong, says the NSW premier. But in the grey zone of conflicts of interest, is that enough?
National affairs Saul Eslake 30 September 2020 Why are fines so popular in a state that sees itself as progressive?
Books & arts Rick Sarre 21 September 2020 Books | Lawyer Andrew Boe’s heartfelt memoir of a life in the law National affairs Mark Finnane 10 September 2020 Could the debate over states’ rights to close their borders have been resolved a century ago? Correspondents Antony Dapiran 14 August 2020 The city’s protesters are using unconventional methods to navigate a legal minefield Essays & reportage Bain Attwood 4 August 2020 Myth, history and Captain Cook