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National affairs Seventy-two coups later, leaders seem less safe than ever Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2015 Leadership coups have become an increasingly common feature of Australian politics, writes Rodney Tiffen, but the electoral results aren’t always encouraging National affairs Uneasy lies the head Norman Abjorensen 15 September 2015 Tony Abbott, once a beneficiary of the new, brutally pragmatic treatment of prime ministers by their colleagues, became its victim, writes Norman Abjorensen 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 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  National affairs Our smallest recession, our weakest recovery. Has Australia’s potential growth rate shrunk? Tim Colebatch 5 August 2015 Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens seems to think we should expect lower long-term growth, writes Tim Colebatch. What do the figures say? 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 The Liberal Party’s faction problem Norman Abjorensen 6 July 2015 It’s not just Labor that suffers from the inordinate influence of a NSW right wing, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs It might say free trade on the label, but what’s in the tin? Tom Westland 1 July 2015 Big numbers have a tendency to take on a life of their own, writes Tom Westland National affairs The thorny politics of Indigenous recognition Peter Brent 26 June 2015 Referendums don’t bring out the best in the Australian political system, writes Peter Brent. But that shouldn’t stop us from picking our way through the minefield National affairs Why Bill Shorten and Labor can afford to ignore Rupert Murdoch Rodney Tiffen 23 June 2015 With declining reach and influence, the Murdoch empire can no longer determine election results, writes Rodney Tiffen