Remembering Andrew Peacock Editors' Picks Beyond appearances, Peacock had the endearing quality of generating a natural warmth, charm and wit.
Premium Insights and analysis Right of return is paramount for Australians, but citizenship laws don’t see it that way Monday April 19, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks The prospect of closed borders for another 18 months is not unrealistic, given the law is ambiguous on citizenship while the Australian constitution, for the…
Premium Insights and analysis Eight years into a federal policy vacuum, COVID-19 only accelerated a state-federal energy divide Monday April 19, 2021 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks COVID-19's impact on climate policies only accelerated a shift towards states and territories going it alone on renewables. Most of them were already leaps and…
Premium Insights and analysis Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi have one last job Friday April 16, 2021 By Adam Tooze Editors' Picks The U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen and the Italian prime minister have spent decades shaping this economy. But can they control what comes next?…
Was Christine Holgate a casualty of workplace system failure? Friday April 16, 2021 By Michael Plowright Editors' Picks Could Christine Holgate's horrendous bullying experience been prevented? And if so, how?…
Imran Khan, sexual violence comments and the women who are fighting back Thursday April 15, 2021 By Amina Yaqin Editors' Picks His deliberate anti-feminist stance projects purdah as the glue that binds Pakistani society. The question that remains is, how does Khan plan to change the…
Premium Insights and analysis Who shall rescue us from the meddlesome priests of ‘budget discipline’ rhetoric? Budgeting in the public interest post-COVID, part IV Thursday April 15, 2021 By Geoff Edwards Economy & Industry The federal budget is diverted from continuous provision of public goods to ad hoc projects. Part IV of Geoff Edwards ‘Budgeting in the public interest…
Artificial intelligence and the future of warfare Wednesday April 14, 2021 By Clive Williams Defence Massive datasets, increased computing power, improved machine-learning algorithms, and greater access to open-source code libraries will be dominating Australia's future warfare.
British royals’ longevity is a full three decades longer than their subjects’ Wednesday April 14, 2021 By S. Jay Olshansky Culture The Royal Family's longevity is in part the result of a privilege denied to many and a reminder that humanity has a long way to…
Premium Interviews ‘Not just another white cocky’. An interview with Michael Gunner — bipartisanship and Closing the Gap Wednesday April 14, 2021 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Editors' Picks An out-of-the-box thinker and a left-field candidate, Michael Gunner is a figure of enormous respect in all parts of Australia.
Viking DNA and the pitfalls of genetic ancestry tests Tuesday April 13, 2021 By Anna Källén and Daniel Strand Culture Some people with experiences of violence and abuse used their 'Viking genes' as explanation – describing Vikings as warriors and berserkers.
Even after the collapse of Greensill, there’s time to save Whyalla Tuesday April 13, 2021 By Michael O'Neil and Peter Gill Economy & Industry Unlike the larger steel cities of Newcastle, Port Kembla and Wollongong, Whyalla has been very slow to respond to the need for change.
Northern Ireland, born of strife 100 years ago, again erupts in political violence Tuesday April 13, 2021 By James Waller Editors' Picks Roiled anew by the impact of Brexit, Northern Ireland is seemingly moving in a darker and more dangerous direction.
Samoa’s stunning election result: on the verge of a new ruling party for the first time in 40 years Tuesday April 13, 2021 By Tamasailau Suaalii Sauni and Patricia A. O'Brien Editors' Picks This is a stunning and unexpected electoral rebuke of the ruling party. Samoan politics is on a knife edge.
Premium Expert briefings How the best bosses interrupt bias on their teams Tuesday April 13, 2021 By Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo Career Matters Research shows that bias-prevention programs rarely deliver. And some organisations don’t invest in them at all. So how can you, as an individual leader, make…
