February 1, 2020
Leaders and dung beetles
Politics
On John Cain, Scott Morrison and our curious inability to elect good people
Don Watson
By this author
September 1, 2019
A time to remember
Politics
The passing of Labor’s great speechwriter Graham Freudenberg highlights the party’s absence of a clear rationale
November 1, 2019
Revolutions past
Politics
Labor and the Liberals have abandoned their old ideological contests as they battle to define the values of the new middle class
August 1, 2018
All the way with Donald J?
Politics
Australia cannot stay silent about Trump
June 1, 2018
A pack of bankers
Politics
The financial services royal commission has revealed more than anyone banked on
April 1, 2018
Rethinking the republic
Politics
A change in our head of state won’t change everything, and other lessons for the next push
December 1, 2017
We are all diminished
Politics
Australian politics is full of contradictions, double standards and gaping voids
October 1, 2017
What should we do with Captain Cook?
Politics
The pitfalls of memorialising historical figures
July 1, 2017
The handshake
Politics
Could Donald Trump finally force Australia to critically examine its feudal obligations to the US?
May 1, 2017
New tricks
Politics
Why do our political parties persist with economic rationalism?
March 1, 2017
American berserk
Politics
Donald Trump’s presidency feels both unprecedented and oddly familiar
November 1, 2016
A democratic moment
Politics
Hillary Clinton needs her new progressive agenda as much as America does
October 1, 2016
The mystery of Malcolm Turnbull
Politics
What does the prime minister stand for, and when will we find out about it?