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National affairs Jessie Blackbourn & Nicola Mcgarrity 24 July 2014 The Coalition’s new security legislation shows that it hasn’t learnt the lessons of twelve years of terrorism law-making, write Jessie Blackbourn and Nicola McGarrity
Essays & reportage Peter Mares 26 June 2014 Babies born in detention are taking the federal government to court. Meanwhile, being locked up is making their parents dangerously ill, writes Peter Mares Books & arts Emily Crawford 6 June 2014 Emily Crawford reviews Glenn Greenwald’s account of the Snowden affair National affairs Jessie Blackbourn & Nicola Mcgarrity 3 April 2014 The federal government’s plan to abolish the permanent security oversight body is based on a flawed reading of its role, argue Jessie Blackbourn and Nicola McGarrity Essays & reportage Peter Mares 11 March 2014 The number of people imprisoned in the United States has fallen every year for the past three years, yet the land of the free still has a far higher incarceration rate than any…
Essays & reportage Peter Mares 25 February 2014 It’s five years since Canberra’s innovative Alexander Maconochie Centre admitted its first group of prisoners. Peter Mares visited to see if the facility is…
Essays & reportage Shipra Chordia & Andrew Lynch 4 December 2013 Armed with an ambitious political and legal agenda, the new attorney-general faces a testing time, write Shipra Chordia and Andrew Lynch National affairs Angela Daly 18 November 2013 Angela Daly examines the leaked chapter of the treaty’s recent draft Essays & reportage Kieran Finnane 14 October 2013 A murder trial in Alice Springs held up a mirror to the town’s dealings with issues of race, writes Kieran Finnane, and the inter-racial dynamics turned out to be… Essays & reportage James Panichi 14 October 2013 Unlike Australia, the European Union buckled on plain packaging in the face of fierce lobbying, writes James Panichi. Still not satisfied, the tobacco industry sought to…
National affairs Tony Kevin 1 August 2013 Over one hundred people died in the waters between Indonesia and Christmas Island on 21 June 2012 after repeated calls for help. This week’s coroner’s report calls…
National affairs Gabrielle Appleby 30 July 2013 Would Australia’s new whistleblower laws protect Edward Snowden, asks Gabrielle Appleby International Klaus Neumann 15 July 2013 Popular unease about US surveillance of German citizens could pose a problem for Angela Merkel as national elections loom, writes Klaus Neumann National affairs Jackie Hartley and Paul Kildea 26 June 2013 The referendum campaign is likely to leave voters confused, bored or both, write Jackie Hartley and Paul Kildea. But there are better ways to communicate the cases for and against Books & arts Jeremy Gans 11 June 2013 Juries are confused, but Australian courts don’t seem interested in understanding why
Clar Ni Chonghaile 6 June 2013 The East African country needs to take hold of its own future, the celebrated Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina tells Clar Ni Chonghaile. And he is deeply ambivalent…
National affairs Gabrielle Appleby 30 May 2013 By failing to consult adequately about its referendum on local government, the government has increased the likelihood it will fail, argues Gabrielle Appleby National affairs Jessie Blackbourn & Nicola Mcgarrity 23 May 2013 Two new reports spell out pragmatic and overdue reforms to Australia’s anti-terrorism laws. But does the political will exist to act, ask Jessie Blackbourn and… National affairs Darryl Woodford 21 March 2013 Are Australian gamblers getting value for money, asks Darryl Woodford International Stephanie Koorey 14 March 2013 A treaty alone won’t make significant inroads into the global arms trade, writes Stephanie Koorey
National affairs Ramon Lobato and Darryl Woodford 31 January 2013 Antigua has taken a high-stakes roll of the dice, write Ramon Lobato and Darryl Woodford
Essays & reportage Jock Given 6 December 2012 Jock Given looks back on 2012, the year the reality gap seemed to widen International Rodney Tiffen 6 December 2012 The Leveson report's case for more rigorous press accountability was immediately undercut by David Cameron, but despite the cheers from the tabloids, the prime minister has backed… National affairs Paul Kildea 9 November 2012 Constitutional reform has stalled, writes Paul Kildea. But that provides the opportunity to rethink how we go about achieving change National affairs Christopher Baker & Michael Gilding 28 October 2012 There are plenty of ways we can leave our money, but Australians remain remarkably conservative when they prepare their wills
Essays & reportage Ralph Johnstone 12 September 2012 Ralph Johnstone meets the people at the sharp end of the complex challenges facing young refugees from Africa
National affairs Savitri Taylor 5 September 2012 Savitri Taylor takes a close look at the asylum seeker agreements between Australia and Nauru and PNG National affairs Savitri Taylor 20 August 2012 The federal government has taken the risky punt that bad policies can achieve good results, argues Savitri Taylor in this analysis of the report of the expert panel on… National affairs Jennifer Goh & Nicola McGarrity 2 August 2012 The government has launched an inquiry into the powers of intelligence agencies, and already there are worrying signs, write Jennifer Goh and Nicola McGarrity.… Books & arts Klaus Neumann 19 July 2012 Andy Lamey’s book, Frontier Justice, would make useful reading for the prime minister’s expert panel on asylum seekers, writes Klaus Neumann