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International Erin Handley 19 November 2018 After two years observing the genocide hearings, an Australian journalist gauges the local response to last week’s verdict
National affairs John Rickard 16 October 2018 This time in 2017, Australians were voting on marriage equality. What happened next? National affairs Sophie Black 24 September 2018 With the ACCC’s inquiry into the Nine–Fairfax deal continuing, has the NZ High Court given it a lead? National affairs Jeremy Gans 27 August 2018 We’ll never know whether people like Peter Dutton are eligible to sit in parliament unless the High Court hears his case   National affairs Rick Sarre 8 August 2018 Australian and international research can help us distinguish between successful and unsuccessful initiatives
National affairs Gabrielle Appleby 1 August 2018 The Uluru Statement from the Heart is beginning to have an impact in Canberra
Books & arts Megan Richardson 4 July 2018 Books | Badly designed technologies can trap users and thwart their understanding, argues lawyer–scientist Woodrow Hartzog. Good design can do the opposite From the archive Drusilla Modjeska 2 July 2018 Two compelling works of hybrid non-fiction explore how the past lives on in the present National affairs Jennifer Martin & Matthew Ricketson 28 June 2018 The royal commission has shown how institutions can rebuild their relationships with the children in their care National affairs Francesca Dominello, Sonya Willis and Sandra Hanna 11 June 2018 People want decisions not delays, argues the attorney-general. But do they want the wrong decision?
National affairs H.K. Colebatch 29 May 2018 How do we chart a better way through the Constitution’s cross-currents?
National affairs Joo-Cheong Tham 23 May 2018 Much-anticipated changes to Victoria’s political finance laws favour the big parties and fall short of full transparency National affairs Grant Hoole 23 May 2018 South Australia’s decision to expand ICAC’s powers raises thorny questions about the balance between fairness and openness National affairs Jeremy Gans 11 May 2018 The High Court has set a new citizenship test for parliamentarians of uncertain status, but who on earth could pass it? National affairs Michael Gill 11 May 2018 The banking royal commission has exposed senior management, boards and regulators to unprecedented scrutiny — and the problems don’t end with the finance sector
National affairs Jeremy Gans 1 May 2018 Are we all the losers in the High Court’s quest for consensus?
National affairs Rick Sarre 29 April 2018 Burgeoning numbers of untried prisoners are fuelling an unsustainable rise in Australia’s prison population. Only a shift in resources will bring the figure down National affairs Milind Sathye 23 April 2018 The government is toughening penalties at last, but the regulators can do much more, says a former central banker Books & arts Jeremy Gans 9 April 2018 The memoirs of one of Australia’s best-known judges raise important questions about sentencing, politics and the media International Lesley Russell 15 March 2018 As US gun-control efforts continue, there are signs of a shift in opinion and resolve
Essays & reportage Tony Blackshield 12 March 2018 Efforts to water down gun control in the United States have relied on a shift in how a majority of Supreme Court justices view two thorny constitutional issues
National affairs Jeremy Gans 12 February 2018 Thanks to section 44 (and resignations), the current Senate might be the least democratic in Australian history. But it can be fixed International John Besemeres 11 February 2018 A compromising relationship continues to define the US presidency Books & arts Jeff Crisp 16 January 2018 Books | What can the 1970s and 80s tell us about where we are today? International Klaus Neumann 13 December 2017 The bid to create a UN convention on territorial asylum might have failed, but it points to possibilities still worth pursuing
National affairs Sally McCausland 11 December 2017 The scene is set for a showdown in the Federal Court next year, as the distinguished actor vehemently defends his reputation. But how is the case likely to unfold?
National affairs Jeremy Gans 8 December 2017 Parliament’s citizenship register is packed with declarations. Not all of them are terribly illuminating, but that’s not necessarily the fault of the MPs National affairs Jeremy Gans 19 November 2017 The process for replacing senators means we could be in for a long series of High Court hearings. Will the 2016 election never end? Books & arts Rick Sarre 16 November 2017 Books | A former adviser to Tony Blair tackles conventional views of crime and its causes National affairs Tim Colebatch 14 November 2017 Bad drafting, bad interpretation and bad politics have contributed to an unnecessary crisis. The solution is in the hands of parliament