Both hymns in praise of meritocracy and criticisms of schooling’s inadequate service have come first and loudest in the ...

Musicologist Lawrence Kramer wants his readers to think differently about the sound of music and the music of sound ...

Kevin Rudd sees a clear line between the Chinese president’s worldview and his country’s path. But is it as simple as that?

After a distinguished career in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Geoff Raby has become a consultant and widely ...

In the wake of Joe Biden’s narrow victory in 2020 and the abortive Trump insurrection that followed, one important fact stood out for Marcy Kaptur, a Democratic congresswoman from Ohio. Republicans ...

Will the next federal election, due by May next year, result in a hung parliament? Everyone seems to think so. The opinion poll ingredients — low major-party primary support; two-party-preferred ...

The Russian analyst could not have been more explicit: “The lessons of the intervention in Syria are clear,” he wrote on 8 December in the business daily Kommersant, “First of all, it demonstrates the ...

Books & arts Opening doors in Central Australia Glenn Nicholls 1 November 2024 A Lutheran pastor introduced to remote communities a different way of thinking about schooling for Aboriginal children ...

National affairs No guts, no glory? Peter Brent 24 June 2024 Peter Dutton isn’t the first opposition leader to opt for a big-target strategy. The precedents aren’t encouraging ...

Essays & reportage Red pen on academic freedom? John Fitzgerald 21 September 2017 Australian universities need to guard against the possibility that collaborations with their Chinese peers could ...