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National affairs Could Turnbull give a Gonski? Dean Ashenden 24 September 2015 Don’t be surprised if the Coalition embraces an updated Gonski plan for school funding, writes Dean Ashenden National affairs Not as easy as it looks Peter Brent 24 September 2015 The pressure has intensified for the government’s top two office-holders, writes Peter Brent National affairs Immigration’s disappearing visa applicants Peter Mares 24 September 2015 Thousands of would-be migrants are being told their visa applications have been deemed to have never been made, writes Peter Mares National affairs How should we feel about climate change? Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick 23 September 2015 Diary of a climate scientist | Where do emotions fit into the work of scientists who study climate, asks Sarah Perkins

National affairs Australia: much better than it looks! Tim Colebatch 2 September 2015 The numbers game | The good news in this week’s growth figures is hidden by the downturn in mining, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs A rocky road for unwary royal commissioners Janet Ransley 31 August 2015 Judges take a risk when they step outside the courtroom to play the role of royal commissioner National affairs Big agreement, small numbers Henry Sherrell 28 August 2015 The China–Australia Free Trade Agreement will make less difference to the Australian workforce than its critics imagine, argues Henry Sherrell National affairs The by-election that won’t tell us much but means a lot Peter Brent 28 August 2015 By-elections sometimes reflect important political trends, and sometimes they don’t, writes Peter Brent. So why are we watching Canning so closely?

National affairs How the Senate helped derail the TPP talks John Quiggin 2 August 2015 Negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement have run aground on Washington’s attempt to restrict rather than free up medicines, writes John Quiggin National affairs Unlocking Indigenous incarceration Robert Milliken 31 July 2015 Governments have ignored a new report exposing appalling rates of young Indigenous people in detention, writes Robert Milliken. But a new response is attracting growing support National affairs Closing the wrong gaps Chris Bonnor & Bernie Shepherd 24 July 2015 Australia’s school funding system keeps shifting resources towards non-government schools, write Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd. And the argument that… National affairs Will Bill Shorten understand the energy consumer must be king? Giles Parkinson 23 July 2015 Labor’s new renewable energy target is achievable, writes Giles Parkinson. But powerful incumbents will need to be tackled