Essays & Reportage
26 March 2018
Politico’s takeover of a sleepy weekly at Europe’s political epicentre promised great things. So what happened when the big stories began to break?
National Affairs
28 February 2018
An unconventional election campaign reached Melbourne this month. What was on offer, and why?
Correspondents
19 September 2017
Europe is shipshape and ready for action, according to the European Union’s top official
Correspondents
8 May 2017
Letter from Brussels | Is Emmanuel Macron’s victory – just days after Matteo Renzi resumed the leadership of Italy’s Democratic Party – a turning…
International
6 December 2016
Prime minister Matteo Renzi risked everything in his attempt to reduce the power of the Senate and cut back on layers of government
Correspondents
7 November 2014
The European Parliament has become an important route into national politics for young, ambitious operators, reports James Panichi in Brussels
Correspondents
29 September 2014
The threat from Russia coincides with another stage in the European Union’s evolution, reports James Panichi
Correspondents
16 July 2014
The European Commission might have ended up with an insider as president, reports James Panichi in Brussels, but the process for filling the job has changed forever
Correspondents
18 February 2014
Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement made stunning gains at Italy’s last election, writes James Panichi. But as the controversy over its guiding…
Correspondents
8 January 2014
Australia’s clash with Philip Morris over plain packaging has disrupted trade talks between the United States and Europe, reports James Panichi in Brussels
Essays & Reportage
14 October 2013
Unlike Australia, the European Union buckled on plain packaging in the face of fierce lobbying, writes James Panichi. Still not satisfied, the tobacco industry sought to…
Essays & Reportage
1 July 2013
Targeting marginal seats is nothing new in politics, but the gambling industry has shown it can work for lobby groups too. James Panichi pieces together the story
Essays & Reportage
1 March 2013
When politicians start invading their own privacy, it’s not surprising that the media follow their lead, writes James Panichi
Essays & Reportage
18 December 2012
In Brussels, it can seem like language is no barrier. But Belgium as a whole is divided and uncertain, writes James Panichi
Essays & Reportage
8 December 2011
Must Australian politicians work “tirelessly” for their communities or face electoral oblivion? James Panichi looks for the middle ground
National Affairs
13 May 2011
James Panichi updates his account of the reform of Australia’s federal environmental legislation
Essays & Reportage
4 December 2008
Rugby star David Campese, Victorian Labor MP Carlo Carli and Argentinean millionaire Luigi Pallaro (pictured) all took a keen interest in Italy’s experiment in democracy. But it…
