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National Affairs Trouble on the left of the campaign trail Paul Rodan 25 May 2016 It’s not surprising that Labor won’t rethink its relations with the Greens in the heat of the battle, writes Paul Rodan. But avoiding the longer-term problem… National Affairs Out of the campaign’s shadows, a hidden reality Tim Colebatch 20 May 2016 The second week on the hustings revealed false conflicts and unspoken truths, says Tim Colebatch National Affairs Pushing the wrong buttons Peter Brent | Mumble 19 May 2016 Hot-button doesn’t necessarily equal vote-winner, says Peter Brent. The question is why the Coalition distracts itself from its core message Essays & Reportage Manus Island: behind the wire Madeline Gleeson 11 May 2016 Reopening the PNG detention centre attracted bipartisan support, writes Madeline Gleeson. So how did it go so wrong?

International Making nice and making enemies John Besemeres 10 December 2015 Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes John Besemeres Books & Arts Unleashed Jane Goodall 13 November 2015 Television | What kind of species are we? A night in front of the TV had some answers, writes Jane Goodall Correspondents Is Germany able to do this? Klaus Neumann 29 October 2015 In the third of a series of articles about Germany’s response to the refugee crisis, Klaus Neumann reports from the German–Austrian border Correspondents Germany divided Klaus Neumann 27 October 2015 Twenty-five years after reunification, the mass arrival of refugees in recent weeks has exposed old and new fault lines, writes Klaus Neumann

National Affairs Labor’s half-step forward on refugees Arja Keski-Nummi 11 August 2015 Some encouraging developments got lost in the coverage of Labor’s national conference, writes Arja Keski-Nummi  Essays & Reportage “A striking illustration of how noble compassion can circle the globe” Klaus Neumann 12 June 2015 The low-key public debate over the arrival of European refugees in the late 1930s contrasts dramatically with the outcry when Jewish Holocaust survivors arrived nearly a decade… Correspondents Myanmar and the Rohingya: the case for quiet diplomacy Thomas Kean 8 June 2015 Without letting the government off the hook, we need to recognise the pressures that influence Myanmar’s policies in Rakhine State, writes Thomas Kean in Yangon National Affairs Equal protection of the law? Savitri Taylor 14 May 2015 Has Australia cut itself adrift from international law? Savitri Taylor looks at the implications of recent refugee-related legislation