February 1, 2021
The emperor’s new robe
Politics
When four-time mayor Paul Pisasale was jailed for fraud and corruption, ‘Mr Ipswich’ left behind a fractured city ruled for the benefit of developers and mates
Lech Blaine
By this author
May 1, 2020
Hillsong’s strange tides
Politics
Brian Houston’s Pentecostal movement in an age of climate change and coronavirus
August 1, 2020
The art of class war
Society
How decades after Murdoch and Packer destroyed the popular appeal of a game created for the masses, Peter V’landys is putting rugby league back on top
April 1, 2020
Three disasters, a wedding and a funeral
Society
Reckoning with family in times of drought, fire and flood
November 1, 2019
How good is Queensland?
Politics
Voices from the state that has turned against Labor as a party of federal government
July 2, 2019
Statement of origin
Society
Indigenous rugby league players lead a silent revolt on the national anthem
June 2, 2019
Family feud
Politics
A firsthand view of the nation’s new political faultlines
May 1, 2019
Terri Butler’s rise through the rancour
Politics
The Queensland Labor MP on the hustings and the hating
April 1, 2019
The parable of Lyle Shelton and Dianne Thorley
Politics
When Christianity, climate change and drought collided in Toowoomba