The Zentai extradition case reveals much about the postwar history of two very different countries, writes Ruth Balint
29 Apr 09 Comments (0)Good ways to break bad news
Feeling responsible for a patient’s illness makes it harder for a doctor to give bad news empathetically, writes GP Jacinta Halloran
Comments (1)Senator Ronaldson’s own goal
Michael Ronaldson’s criticism of the electoral system is undermined by some very strange reasoning, writes Peter Brent
Comments (1)The man and his city
Deep Water brings the Cliff Hardy count to thirty-four. Shane Maloney surveys the career of Sydney’s best-known private investigator
24 Apr 09 Comments (0)The lost mother
Amanda Lohrey reviews Julie Myerson’s controversial part-biography, part-memoir, The Lost Child
Comments (0)Seeking an alternative to life in limbo
Facing an uncertain future in Indonesia, it’s hardly surprising that some refugees and asylum seekers try to continue on to Australia, writes Savitri Taylor
22 Apr 09 Comments (0)Wrong climate for the Coalition
There is something faintly absurd about treating a potential global catastrophe as just another everyday event that can be managed, writes Norman Abjorensen
Comments (3)The fifth wave
The human cost of turning back boats is too high, writes Peter Mares. So what are the alternatives?
21 Apr 09 Comments (3)