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Essays & Reportage 27 January 2015 The fairness of Australia’s refugee policies looks different at the Al Zaatari camp, writes David Corlett
Essays & Reportage 27 January 2015 Anyone for astrophysics, statistics or Japanese art? Daniel Nethery samples the evolving offerings of massive open online courses National Affairs 22 January 2015 Australia’s job market has failed badly since the global financial crisis, writes Tim Colebatch Podcasts 22 January 2015 The Coalition lost in Victoria and looks like doing less well than expected in Queensland and New South Wales. Peter Clarke discusses why, and what it says about the…
Books & Arts 22 January 2015 We can’t take beaches for granted, writes Peter Spearritt. Two books show there’s a lot we could lose Books & Arts 9 January 2015 We need to change, yet we resist. Sara Dowse reviews Vincent Deary’s compelling account of the psychological how and why

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National Affairs

National Affairs 18 December 2014 Australia’s most powerful American citizen increasingly sees reality in the same way as the Tea Party, says Rodney Tiffen
National Affairs 17 December 2014 A focus on the fitness of the economy should replace the overheated debate about “fiscal balance,” writes Michael Gill National Affairs 15 December 2014 One hundred years ago Joseph Cook made a mess of being prime minister. The parallels with today are striking, writes Norman Abjorensen National Affairs 11 December 2014 Nuclear power might be worth considering as a reserve option, says John Quiggin, but experience overseas shows Australia’s carbon savings must be made elsewhere National Affairs 11 December 2014 Being in government is a chance to make the case that you’re a world-class economic manager, writes Peter Brent. Labor forgot that fact and will keep suffering the…

Essays & Reportage

Essays & Reportage 12 December 2014 The big clubs aren’t happy about the new alcohol rules in Sydney’s Kings Cross, but what about the other people who rely on the area for their livelihoods? Daniel…
Essays & Reportage 22 October 2014 Gough Whitlam’s visit to China in 1971 was a turning point in relations between the two countries, writes Billy Griffiths. But luck also played a part in this… Essays & Reportage 21 October 2014 How did an ill-resourced staff, working in difficult surroundings under extreme pressure, preserve harmony, discipline and a shared sense of purpose? Evan Williams… Essays & Reportage 21 October 2014 From the archive | The cyclones of the late 1960s and early 1970s didn’t shape the Whitlam government as much as gentler breezes of the 1950s and early 1960s,… Essays & Reportage 13 October 2014 Expelled from the Communist Party for not toeing the line, Lyndall Ryan's parents were faced with a dilemma when Robert Menzies’s government tried to ban the party

Books & Arts

Books & Arts 8 January 2015 With a third season of Masters of Sex screening this year, Susan Lever charts the highs and lows of a TV drama inspired by real events
Books & Arts 8 January 2015 It’s not necessarily all that far from Joni Mitchell to the Eton Choirbook, writes Andrew Ford Books & Arts 20 December 2014 Brian McFarlane finds a collection of essays by Tim Parks about books and writing well worth finishing Books & Arts 18 December 2014 Sylvia Lawson reviews Particle Fever, The Dark Horse and Finding Vivian Maier, and farewells Margaret and David Books & Arts 17 December 2014 Atul Gawande has written an important book about the limits of medicine, says Frank Bowden

International

International 11 January 2015 We must avoid the cycle of recrimination that strengthens the extremist narrative, argues Greg Barton
International 8 January 2015 The ruthless political system portrayed in the hit TV series has striking resonances in China’s centres of power, writes Kerry Brown International 20 December 2014 Depressing as the climate negotiations may look, progress is being made, writes John Quiggin International 17 December 2014 The Russian president wants to restore the old empire. John Besemeres looks at the former Soviet republics he is pressuring to see the world his way International 17 December 2014 Faced with the unexpected electoral strength of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the major political groupings aren’t following the usual script, writes Andrew…

Correspondents

Correspondents 22 December 2014 A dynamic metropolis resented by the country it governs is exploring its own political options, says David Hayes
Correspondents 22 December 2014 The sense of a new political awareness was tangible in the last days of the Hong Kong protest, writes Duncan Hewitt. The challenge will be find a way forward without… 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 7 November 2014 Nathaniel Reader visited four polling booths in Los Angeles, and found business briskest at a private garage in the city’s northern suburbs Correspondents 27 October 2014 Democracy’s decline always makes a good story. But like the country itself, British politics might be adapting rather than decaying, says David Hayes

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Podcasts 22 January 2015 The Coalition lost in Victoria and looks like doing less well than expected in Queensland and New South Wales. Peter Clarke discusses why, and what it says about the… Podcasts 16 May 2014 Senate voting needs to be simpler and more transparent. Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a plan to fix the system, and looks at the politics of the…

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