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Alan Kohler
What caused Australia's housing crisis – and how we might fix it
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Micheline Lee
What ails the NDIS?
Megan Davis
Why a First Nations Voice to Parliament is a ‘constitutional moment’ that offers a new vision of Australia
Saul Griffith
A compelling vision of green energy at a local level
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Katharine Murphy
A portrait of a leader in the making, and a nation on the move
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Waleed Aly,Scott Stephens
Why is public debate increasingly polarised - and what can we do about it?
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Hugh White
Is the US-Australia alliance now based on a fantasy?
Sarah Krasnostein
How can we mend Australia’s broken mental health system?
Jess Hill
Tracing the impact of Australia’s #MeToo moment
Lech Blaine
What makes a top bloke? Does the myth of the larrikin still hold sway? And whatever happened to class in Australia?
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George Megalogenis
In the wake of the pandemic, will we see a new politics of social security and concern for the future?
Alan Finkel
An essential guide to how Australia can tackle the climate crisis
Laura Tingle
In a tumultuous year, Australia and New Zealand have never been closer, as we move towards a shared travel zone. But why, despite being so close, do we seem to…
An urgent, grounded essay about Scott Morrison and conservatism today by one of Australia’s leading commentators and analysts.
Judith Brett
In this nuanced and insightful essay, Judith Brett looks at the consequences of Australia’s coal addiction, from stalled climate-change policy to tensions between farmers and miners. She assesses where to…
Margaret Simons
The Murray-Darling Basin is the food bowl of Australia, and it’s in trouble. What does this mean for the future - for water and food, and for the people and…
Peter Hartcher
China has become a key nation for Australia’s future - for our security, economy and identity. But what are China’s intentions and strategy when it comes to Australia?
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Annabel Crabb
In this Quarterly Essay, Annabel Crabb deploys political observation, workplace research and her characteristic humour and intelligence to argue that gender equity cannot be achieved until men are as…
Erik Jensen
A dazzling and insightful look at the federal election, built from pen portraits and reports from the campaign trail.
Rebecca Huntley
In this vivid, grounded essay, Rebecca Huntley looks at the state of the nation and asks: what does social-democratic Australia want, and why?
Sebastian Smee
We live in an age of constant distraction. Is there a price to pay for this?
In this superb essay, renowned critic Sebastian Smee explores the fate of the inner…
America is fading, and China will soon be the dominant power in our region. What does this mean for Australia’s future?
Benjamin Law
Are Australian schools safe? And if they’re not, what happens when kids are caught in a bleak collision between ill-equipped school staff and a confected media scandal?
Anna Krien
The Great Barrier Reef is dying. Extreme weather is becoming all too familiar. And the Coalition government is divided and paralysed.
David Marr
Most Australians despise what Pauline Hanson stands for, yet politics in this country is now orbiting around One Nation.
Stan Grant
In a landmark essay, Stan Grant writes Indigenous people back into the economic and multicultural history of Australia. This is the fascinating story of how fringe dwellers fought not just…
James Brown
Going to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that…
The top job is within Bill Shorten’s grasp. But who is he? How did he rise to become Labor leader? And does he have what it takes to beat Malcolm…
Guy Rundle
In Clivosaurus, Guy Rundle observes Palmer close up, examining his rise to prominence, his beliefs, his deals and his politics - not to mention his poetry. Rundle shows that neither…
Andrew Charlton
In this timely Quarterly Essay, Andrew Charlton demolishes some myths about Australia’s long boom. Around 2000 Australia’s economy became tied to the supercharged rise of China. We had the good…
Paul Toohey
In Quarterly Essay 53, Paul Toohey looks at one of Tony Abbott’s signature promises: to stop the boats. Has his government succeeded? If so, at what cost?
Rather than relaxed and comfortable, Australians are disenchanted with politics and politicians. In this brilliant short book - an expanded and updated version of her acclaimed Quarterly Essay - Laura…
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Across the globe, economists and environmentalists vie over who has the right response to climate change, population or food security issues. In this groundbreaking essay Charlton argues that our descendants…
Robert Manne
In the third Quarterly Essay for 2011, Robert Manne investigates the forces that shape public debate in Australia. When it comes to key issues for the nation, who sets the…
What have the Howard years meant for Australia? In this third election issue of Quarterly Essay, Guy Rundle answers this question and looks ahead to the type of government that…
In the aftermath of the 2010 election, Megalogenis considers what has happened to politics in Australia. He dissects the cycle of polls, focus groups and presidential politics and explores what…
This essay considers Australia’s place between China and the US. As the power balance shifts and China’s influence grows, what might this mean for the nation? How to define the…
This irreverent, controversial account is a ground-breaking, in-depth profile that traces Rudd’s years in Queensland, in China, in opposition and finally in government. Based on extensive research, observation and interviewing…
Waleed Aly
What did George W. Bush and John Howard do to conservatism? In their wake, the conservative parties in the US and Australia seem to have lost their way. How did…
Mungo MacCullum
In Australian Story, Mungo MacCallum investigates the political success of Kevin Rudd. What does he know about Australia that his opponents don’t? This is a characteristically barbed and perceptive look…
Mungo MacCallum
Mungo MacCallum investigates political leadership in Australia, past and present. This is a barbed and perceptive look at the challenges facing the Rudd government and Australia. MacCallum argues that the…
Noel Pearson
Noel Pearson argues that nothing is more crucial to future success than a proper education, and that too many in our society are being left behind. He also looks critically…
Malcolm Turnbull has quite a job ahead of him as leader of the Liberal Party. How is he going so far? What can we expect in the years ahead? This…
Guy Pearse
This is an essay about ‘quarry vision’, the mindset that sees Australia’s greatest asset as its mineral and energy resources, coal especially. How has this distorted our national politics and…
Kate Jennings
Timed to come out immediately after the November 2008 election in the US, it offers a series of memorable snapshots of America in fascinating flux: Bush’s last days in office…
Tim Flannery
Professor Tim Flannery investigates the latest climate science and the challenges facing Australia and the world. He looks at what the Rudd government needs to do if the nation is…
