October, 2021
The cult of Gladys Berejiklian
Politics / State politics
What explains the hero-worship of the former NSW premier?
Politics
October, 2021
The little premier that might have
Politics
Does unquestioning, childish enthusiasm have a place in politics?
September, 2021
We need to think about post-lockdown rights
Politics / Human rights / Society / COVID-19
Lacking serious debate on the next stage of the pandemic, Australia is ill-prepared
September, 2021
Politics / Australian Defence Force / International politics
US failures in Afghanistan and the folly of Australia’s unquestioning support
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➊ The cult of Gladys Berejiklian
What explains the hero-worship of the former NSW premier?
➋ We need to think about post-lockdown rights
Lacking serious debate on the next stage of the pandemic, Australia is ill-prepared
US failures in Afghanistan and the folly of Australia’s unquestioning support
The arts funding cuts are just a symptom of a broader malaise in Australia
Federal Politics
September, 2021
The battlelines are blurring as Melbourne’s lockdown protests heat up
September, 2021
The waves from Australia’s cancelled submarine contract keep building
September, 2021
Pollsters are describing remarkably different scenarios about the Coalition’s election chances, as the PM tussles with the states over lockdowns
August, 2021
The pandemic and the shrinking of Australian politics
Rather than prompting reform, the COVID emergency has hardened the major parties’ neoliberal ideology
August, 2021
New public management and why the Commonwealth government can’t do anything anymore
August, 2021
Why politicians love being caught rorting in their electorates
International Politics
August, 2021
America’s failure in Afghanistan and its contempt for Australia as an ally
August, 2021
Balancing on a tower of chairs
On Australia’s relations with China
December, 2020
Australia and New Zealand have distinct approaches to foreign policy, especially when it comes to China
November, 2020
A vision of America in November 2021
November, 2020
Despite Joe Biden’s historic win, the damage done by the Trump presidency will be hard to snuff out
October, 2020
The dissident Indonesian lawyer charged for tweeting about Papuan activism
Issues & Policies
March, 2021
Hope is running dry in the Murray–Darling Basin
December, 2020
Flagrant conflicts of interest abound at the top
November, 2020
Australia has a lot of catching up to do on emissions reduction
November, 2020
The allegations of Australian war crimes have shattered the national digger mythology
November, 2020
Robodebt: How did it come to this?
A retrospective of one of Australia’s most disastrous policies
October, 2020
Despite a widely supported petition, the government is too scared to take on the Murdoch empire