Books & arts
1 July 2016
Books | A new biography of Sydney lawyer and sometime politician Tom Hughes details a remarkable career, writes Tony Blackshield
National affairs
10 June 2016
Two recent defamation decisions illustrate how the law can be bad for both sides when cases go to court, writes Sally McCausland
National affairs
20 May 2016
Senator Bob Day’s attempt to stymie the government’s Senate voting laws was doomed from the start, writes Tony Blackshield. But the High Court proceedings may…
National affairs
18 May 2016
Barristers and solicitors have taken the unprecedented step of rallying to demand an increase in legal aid funding. Will it come to wigs on the picket lines, asks Peter Mares
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
Essays & reportage
2 December 2015
Why have watershed data retention laws failed to excite more opposition? Three factors might help explain our acquiescence, writes Gavin J.D. Smith
National affairs
22 October 2015
George Brandis’s latest anti-terror laws will be presented to parliament next month, writes Jessie Blackbourn. How well do they balance civil liberties and security?
National affairs
6 October 2015
Australia gained some last-minute concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, writes John Quiggin. But this is still the wrong way to manage our…
National affairs
18 September 2015
When the Ramsey family took on Dick Smith, Australia’s trade mark protection system swung into action, writes Amanda Scardamaglia
National affairs
31 August 2015
Judges take a risk when they step outside the courtroom to play the role of royal commissioner
National affairs
13 August 2015
His leadership again under threat, the prime minister is locked in a potentially terminal embrace with his party’s right, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
31 July 2015
Governments have ignored a new report exposing appalling rates of young Indigenous people in detention, writes Robert Milliken. But a new response is attracting growing support
Books & arts
28 July 2015
Books | A diverse new collection of essays lays out part of the roadmap for realising the potential of native title, writes Michael Dillon. But the political…
Books & arts
15 June 2015
Books | Whitney Phillips set out to discover what motivates online trolls. She found part of the answer in mainstream culture, writes Emily van der Nagel
National affairs
5 June 2015
Despite the publicity given to their plight, international students are still highly disadvantaged in the workforce, write Joo-Cheong Tham, Martina Boese and Iain Campbell
National affairs
25 May 2015
A referendum on same-sex marriage would be a bad idea, writes Peter Brent. But the fact that the issue has got to this point says a lot about the Labor Party
National affairs
22 May 2015
Largely overlooked in the federal budget was a measure that will push more people into the black economy, writes Henry Sherrell
National affairs
20 May 2015
ICAC risks becoming a toothless tiger if the recommendations of a NSW government review don’t restore all or most of its powers, argues a former Appeals Court judge
National affairs
14 May 2015
Has Australia cut itself adrift from international law? Savitri Taylor looks at the implications of recent refugee-related legislation
National affairs
13 April 2015
Despite the campaign against chief justice Tim Carmody, Queensland is stuck with him, writes Andrew Lynch. But future governments should draw the right lessons from the furore
National affairs
7 April 2015
The federal government has put thousands of valid applications for permanent residency visas on indefinite hold, writes Peter Mares. Migrants already living and working…
Correspondents
6 April 2015
A spate of disclosures of child sexual abuse sets a challenging test for British society, writes David Hayes in London
National affairs
15 March 2015
This secretive agreement is less about free trade than about protecting American interests, writes John Quiggin. But there’s a glimmer of a chance it won’t proceed
Essays & reportage
5 March 2015
Since an early criminologist made the case against capital punishment over two centuries ago, history has moved mainly in the direction of abolition, writes Cameron Muir
Essays & reportage
4 March 2015
The justice system has the capacity to take account of offenders’ often complex problems, writes Russell Marks. The result can be fewer repeat offences and a better…
Essays & reportage
2 March 2015
The Abbott government’s tough stance on border protection doesn’t only apply to asylum seekers arriving by boat, writes Peter Mares
Essays & reportage
23 February 2015
As the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide approaches, Janna Thompson considers the nature of the crime
National affairs
11 February 2015
The final composition of the Queensland parliament is likely to be delayed by court action over an ineligible candidate in Ferny Grove. But that doesn’t mean the LNP should…
National affairs
4 February 2015
As immigration minister, Scott Morrison set in train three major legislative amendments that increase ministerial discretion and reduce transparency and accountability, writes…
Books & arts
16 December 2014
Monday night’s coverage from Martin Place is a reminder that live-to-air television is now an integral part of our emergency-response system, writes Inside …