Masimba Biriwasha is up a five o’clock to join one of Harare’s interminable queues
28 Nov 08 Comments (0)The Legend turns fifty
Still in print after five decades, Russel Ward’s The Australian Legend has survived its critics, writes David Andrew Roberts
27 Nov 08 Comments (0)Solar policy trapped in the state shadowlands
All sides of politics agree that a German-style national feed-in tariff to encourage rooftop solar power makes sense. But Christine Milne’s bill to create the tariff is going nowhere. Peter Mares explains why
Comments (8)Rear vision
The Howard Years interprets the Coalition government through the prism of the present, writes Peter Brent
Comments (5)Tuvalunacy, or the real thing?
The link between climate change and migration is more complex than it might seem, writes David Corlett in this extract from his new book
Comments (2)First termers
The contrast between the first terms of two governments – Howard’s and Rudd’s – looks like being vast, writes Norman Abjorensen
26 Nov 08 Comments (1)Race to the top
Britain’s reaction to Obama’s win says a lot about the fears and hopes of America’s ally, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
25 Nov 08 Comments (0)Philip Waki’s ticking bombshell
When Justice Waki handed over his report on the post-election violence in Kenya he took precautions to guarantee it wouldn’t be ignored, writes Xan Rice in Nairobi
Comments (2)Unusual and invasive
David Hicks’s video is a reminder that hastily drafted and unnecessary laws are still on the statute books, writes Andrew Lynch
21 Nov 08 Comments (1)Reassembling the child care business
Australia has become a case study in how not to run child-care services, writes Deborah Brennan. How did this happen and what should we do about it?
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