April, 2020
Politics / Federal politics
Limiting parliamentary sittings is limiting our democracy
Politics
April, 2020
Politics / Federal politics / Society / Health / Indigenous Australia
COVID-19 is turning Indigenous communities into a tinderbox
March, 2020
Politics / Federal politics
As the National Party celebrates its centenary, its future is in the hands of bitter rivals Michael McCormack and Barnaby Joyce
March, 2020
Politics / Federal politics
Even during a time of crisis, history shows that partisan politics has a role to play
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The rest of the world is watching how we counter Beijing’s campaign of influence
As the National Party celebrates its centenary, its future is in the hands of bitter rivals Michael McCormack and Barnaby Joyce
Limiting parliamentary sittings is limiting our democracy
COVID-19 is turning Indigenous communities into a tinderbox
Federal Politics
March, 2020
The human side of Peter Dutton
Confirmation that the home affairs minister has COVID-19 is a grim reminder of just how pervasive the virus is
March, 2020
The PM’s defence of the sports rorts saga debases democracy
March, 2020
The ASIO chief’s opaque transparency
Last week, Mike Burgess said a lot while revealing little
February, 2020
Looking back on Kevin Rudd’s overly ambitious and thinly detailed Australia 2020 Summit
February, 2020
With the prime minister, what you see is what you get
February, 2020
The virus exposes the increasing difficulty of Australia’s balancing act between China and the US
International Politics
December, 2019
Australia’s political leaders have lost their bearings in a changed world
December, 2019
On the West’s Trump-led exit from the wreckage of the Middle East
November, 2019
What does China want from Australia?
On Australia’s efforts to resist Beijing’s campaign for influence – A Quarterly Essay extract
October, 2019
Bougainville’s independence vote is a historic moment for Papua New Guinea, and a reckoning for Australia
October, 2019
We don’t need another superhero
Are superheroes the form of entertainment we deserve, but not the one we need right now?
October, 2019
It is not in Australia’s national interest to become involved in Trump’s vendettas
Issues & Policies
March, 2020
How Denmark is bidding farewell to fossil fuels – an extract
December, 2019
Our current aged-care system makes it difficult to deliver care in its truest sense
November, 2019
Time will tell if the Westpac scandal delivers the reset our corporate culture needs
April, 2019
A fresh canvas for Indigenous politics
The Uluru statement is headed for referendum
April, 2019
The government’s appeal to self-interest groups
The Liberal Party has little left but pitches to the hip pocket
March, 2019
The parable of Lyle Shelton and Dianne Thorley
When Christianity, climate change and drought collided in Toowoomba