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Books & Arts Julie Rigg 28 June 2019 Cinema | French director Agnès Varda viewed the world with a mixture of curiosity and compassion
National Affairs Selwyn Cornish 27 June 2019 Some commentators want the Reserve Bank to try something new and radical. But how different would “quantitative easing” really be? Books & Arts Julie Rigg 26 June 2019 Cinema | Happy as Lazzaro is the latest work from a highly original talent National Affairs Abul Rizvi 26 June 2019 The federal government’s big-ticket pledges rest on surprising population projections
National Affairs Peter Brent | Mumble 26 June 2019 Secrecy and convenience don’t always coincide in Australia’s highly accessible electoral system Books & Arts Jane Goodall 25 June 2019 Television | Four decades on, Soviet scientist Valery Legasov is an unlikely figure for our times

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National Affairs

National Affairs Margaret Simons and Gary Dickson 21 June 2019 Does the regional broadcaster’s decision to close more newsrooms breach its licence obligations?
National Affairs Neil Westbury and Michael Dillon 19 June 2019 We should all be aware of the great cost of inaction National Affairs Rodney Tiffen 19 June 2019 There are leaks that are properly investigated, and leaks that aren’t National Affairs Russell Marks 14 June 2019 Nearly thirty years after the Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission, the Northern Territory finally has a custody notification service. But is there devil in its detail? National Affairs Norman Abjorensen 13 June 2019 The longstanding conflict between the Liberal Party’s conservative and liberal wings continues

Essays & Reportage

Essays & Reportage Iola Mathews 21 June 2019 Extract | A former journalist recalls life on the newspaper during the era of legendary editor Graham Perkin
Essays & Reportage Jennifer Doggett 15 June 2019 Why do we find it so hard to direct mental health spending to the people who most need it? Essays & Reportage James Murphy 1 June 2019 Australian tactician Lynton Crosby could win the prime ministership for Boris Johnson, but at what cost? Essays & Reportage Peter Whiteford 31 May 2019 Is Australia becoming more equal, as some observers claim? The evidence tells a different story Essays & Reportage Janna Thompson 28 May 2019 Is there a way to escape the paradox presented so movingly by Stan Grant?

Books & Arts

Books & Arts Sylvia Martin 25 June 2019 Books | Maurice and Doris Blackburn resisted the pull of the mainstream
Books & Arts Sara Dowse 21 June 2019 Books | Historian James Dunk illuminates the colony’s manias and madnesses Books & Arts Brian McFarlane 20 June 2019 Cinema | To mine Shakespeare’s life and work successfully, filmmakers need to find something new Books & Arts Terry Flew 19 June 2019 Why trust and privacy are not the same thing Books & Arts Zora Simic 14 June 2019 Books | What does it mean to reason, to hold beliefs and to experience emotions?

International

International Ross Burns 25 June 2019 Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is doing the crown prince’s bidding
International John Quiggin 25 June 2019 Facebook’s new currency harks back to an era when tech companies were still popular International Rowan Callick 5 June 2019 How much will change under new prime minister James Marape? International Lesley Russell 4 June 2019 The administration continues to roll out hostile policies International Robin Jeffrey 24 May 2019 History helps explain the Modi government’s historic victory this week. But some parts of the country are still holding out

Correspondents

Correspondents Antonio Castillo 11 June 2019 Murky waters flow where the frontiers of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina come together
Correspondents David Hayes 24 May 2019 A young prophet of apocalypse invigorates Europe’s climate debate Correspondents Margaret Simons 15 May 2019 On the ground, the Philippines midterm results look less like an endorsement of Rodrigo Duterte’s policies than an illustration of the power of money. Photos by Dave Tacon Correspondents Nic Maclellan 10 May 2019 The legacy of assassinated Kanak independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou still drives the movement for independence in the French Pacific dependency Correspondents Klaus Neumann 16 April 2019 A decade ago, that distinctive national mood seemed to have died out. And then came the rise of far-right populism

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