November 2024
Vale Tom Hughes: Distinguished last cab off the rank
A giant of Australian law, reforming attorney-general and a powerful behind-the-scenes figure, Tom Hughes leaves behind a remarkable legacy.
November 2023
Albanese’s pressing task to hold us together in a fractured age
The prime minister faces growing currents of economic and social disaffection. But is he up to the task of navigating a way through?
May 2023
A man of quiet wisdom who bore witness to Australia’s foreign policy
Part of the now famous class of 1969 intake into the then Department of External Affairs, few have exhibited Allan Gyngell’s rare combination of searing analytical insight, historical depth and graciousness.
April 2021
Andrew Peacock: the glamorous achiever
He may have been dubbed a show pony and the Colt from Kooyong, but Andrew Peacock proved over 40 years in public life that he was an original, and a highly effective minister and diplomat.
August 2020
Don't you worry about that: Joh, Cook lots find buyers
Online auctions of the estates of Martyn Cook and Sir Joh and Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen saw strong sales despite coronavirus concerns.
December 2019
Ainsley Gotto broke the glass ceiling without realising it was there
A book about the groundbreaking woman who became the Prime Minister's private secretary says she refused to see herself as a feminist role model.