Category: The Saturday Paper

Read moreJan 15, 2022NewsSolomon Islands and the switch from Taiwan to ChinaEdward CavanoughChanging allegiances in the Solomon Islands – from Taiwan to China – have made unlikely heroes for Australia’s right-wing media.

Read moreJan 15, 2022NewsLet it rip: the week it started to fall apart for MorrisonWendy BaconA cascading series of crises, across various sectors, has undone any pretence that the government is managing the pandemic.

Read moreJan 15, 2022NewsInside the independent campaigns that may decide the electionMargo KingstonHow a movement that began in earnest a decade ago, built on grassroots representation, could affect at least eight seats at the next election.

Read moreJan 8, 2022NewsHow the climate crisis and masculinity intersectMax OprayThe response to climate change is increasingly gendered, with inaction tied to a phenomenon called ‘petro-masculinity’.

Read moreJan 8, 2022NewsWho burnt the doors of Old Parliament House?Toni HassanOne man has been charged over the burning of Old Parliament House’s doors – but it is still not clear whether the protest was for Indigenous sovereignty or directed by right-wing groups.

Read moreJan 8, 2022News‘This is just about politics’: Scott Morrison redraws the pandemicGeoff KitneyThe prime minister believed the reopening of NSW would mark a swing in positive sentiment. He is now rushing to cover testing failures and redefine close contacts and hospital admissions.

Read moreDec 18, 2021NewsHow the fight for transition leave is being wonJonno RevancheThe people fighting for transgender rights scored a major victory this year when activists and unions put their case to universities and other major employers, resulting in enterprise agreements that will enshrine transition leave.

Read moreDec 18, 2021NewsAndrew Leigh on humanity's one-in-six chance of endingMike SeccombeAccording to a new book by Labor frontbencher Andrew Leigh, humanity has a one-in-six chance of ending in the next hundred years. The biggest threats are not the ones he expected.

Read moreDec 18, 2021NewsSaving Julian AssangeAmy FallonLast week, the British High Court ruled that Julian Assange can be extradited to face charges in the United States. His fiancée, Stella Moris, vows to continue the fight alongside his network of supporters.

Read moreDec 18, 2021NewsStrange forces holding back the economyKaren MiddletonA cascade of curious shortages – from pallets to shipping containers to urea used in fuel – is complicating the government’s positive economic outlook.

Read moreDec 18, 2021NewsPart two: How Covid-19 began an ‘mRNA revolution’Rick MortonCovid-19 focused the world’s scientists and politicians like never before. The breakthroughs made to manage it could now lead to vaccines against HIV and even cancer.

Read moreDec 11, 2021NewsHas Scott Morrison lost control of his party?Mike SeccombeLiberal insiders say the election will be won or lost in NSW, where chaotic preselections show the PM has lost authority over his party.