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National affairs Peter Brent 27 January 2017 Translating the national vote into a fair election result shouldn’t be too hard. But neither the United States nor Australia has cracked it
International Rodney Tiffen 22 January 2017 He’s president now, with a record-breaking minus-fifteen favourability rating, and the argument about why it happened continues. Rodney Tiffen has been sifting the evidence International John Fitzgerald 19 January 2017 Donald Trump undermines the global rules-based order at America’s own peril, and Australia risks being caught in the backwash International Lesley Russell 9 January 2017 As Republicans splinter and the real world intrudes, abolishing Obamacare is looking more difficult by the day International Matthew Ricketson 28 December 2016 Old-fashioned reporting finally undid the unattractive creator of Fox News
International Rodney Tiffen 26 December 2016 It seemed like a good year for Rupert Murdoch, but will Donald Trump’s victory come back to haunt Fox News?
International Andy Butfoy 28 November 2016 Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal? Books & arts Tom Greenwell 28 November 2016 Books | Bernie Sanders’s critique of American democracy assumes heightened relevance in the Trump era International John Quiggin 15 November 2016 Long-term Republican supporters again turned out to support the party’s candidate, and their inevitable disappointment will help open up the possibility of change International Tom Greenwell 15 November 2016 Votes across America to increase the minimum wage may point the way forward
International Tim Colebatch 11 November 2016 With Republicans protecting the rich and Democrats failing to defend ordinary families, the time was ripe for an uprising
National affairs Mike Steketee 11 November 2016 Donald Trump’s support partly reflects genuine economic uncertainties and fears. For Australian governments, the lessons are clear David Hayes 10 November 2016 America’s rage revolution echoes Britain’s referendum uprising. But does it bring the old allies closer? International Rodney Tiffen 7 November 2016 Behind the cut and thrust of the campaign, the past ten elections provide clues to the vital signs International Lesley Russell 2 November 2016 Most Americans might want the presidential election campaign to be over, but the surprises continue
International Tom Greenwell 28 October 2016 Behind the high-profile presidential race, Americans will be voting on hundreds of proposals to change the law on 8 November
International Peter Brent 27 October 2016 Since he won the nomination, Donald Trump has relied on party loyalty rather than working-class defections Books & arts Jane Goodall 27 September 2016 Television | A new documentary reveals the steely resolve of Barack Obama International Lesley Russell 8 September 2016 What made Trump run? Lesley Russell looks at what the conspiracy theorists are saying International Lesley Russell 19 August 2016 The Republican Party has been trumped by a candidate who doesn’t understand the American electorate, writes Lesley Russell
National affairs Judith Betts 8 July 2016 Deft media management took the sting out of Australia’s first inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq
Essays & reportage Paul Rodan 1 July 2016 He might have been an ardent admirer of the United States, but Harold Holt also brought welcome changes to Australia’s relations with the rest of the world International Lesley Russell 30 May 2016 Hillary Clinton was always going to face different challenges and different treatment, writes Lesley Russell Podcasts Simon Jackman & Peter Clarke 5 May 2016 Donald Trump has vanquished his rivals and Hillary Clinton seems set for the nomination. Political scientist Simon Jackman talks to Peter Clarke about what happens next International Lesley Russell 20 April 2016 Discriminatory rules, long queues, gerrymandered boundaries: the decentralised US election machinery doesn’t serve voters well
International Lesley Russell 24 March 2016 Although attention is focused on the nail-biting presidential primaries, other elections are looming in November. Lesley Russell surveys the emerging field
International Lesley Russell 10 March 2016 Both the major US parties are in the midst of atypical campaigns, writes Lesley Russell. But as vital primaries approach, the Republicans still haven’t responded… International Lesley Russell 12 February 2016 Wishful thinking and conventional wisdom ran up against reality this week, writes Lesley Russell. The Clinton campaign and mainstream Republicans need to rethink their strategies Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 3 February 2016 Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Spotlight and The Big Short International Lesley Russell 25 January 2016 Aspiring party nominees face a reality check once primaries get under way at the beginning of February, writes Lesley Russell. In the spotlight will be a rising sense of…