June 1, 2020
Surrounded by pygmies: Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘A Bigger Picture’
Culture
The former PM’s memoir fails to reckon with his fatal belief that all Australians shared his vision
Robert Manne
By this author
August 1, 2018
Abbott, ANU and the decline of Western civilisation
Society
How the Ramsay Centre’s degree stopped before it started
March 2, 2019
Rats, heroes and Kevin Rudd’s ‘The PM Years’
Culture
This memoir answers some questions about his deposal and return but raises others
March 1, 2018
On borrowed time
Society
Reflections on a life lived in the shadow of mortality
September 7, 2017
Trump and Russia: a guide for the bewildered
Politics
A fuller story of relations between the Russian government and the Trump campaign is only now coming to light
July 1, 2017
Politics gets personal
Culture
Laura Poitras’ ‘Risk’ sidesteps the biggest question about Julian Assange
May 29, 2017
The standards that ‘Quadrant’ seeks to uphold
blog
Roger Franklin’s comments on bombing the ABC Ultimo studio reflect a much deeper problem
May 12, 2017
Once upon a time in America
Politics
Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey will jeopardise any future investigation
May 3, 2017
An urgently needed compromise
Politics
The asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru cannot wait for a medium-term solution
April 10, 2017
Seeking a workable solution for asylum seekers
Politics
Robert Manne responds to Klaus Neumann
February 28, 2017
It’s time to rethink asylum-seeker policy
blog
An open letter to the supporters and opponents of the Nauru and Manus Island asylum seekers
January 24, 2017
The Muscovian Candidate?
Politics
Donald Trump and Russia
January 6, 2017
Dabiq and the Islamic State massacres
blog
How precisely is this kind of permanent terror to be explained?