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National affairs Amid the panic, a sense of purpose Frank Bongiorno 20 September 2011 Sixty years ago, H.V. Evatt successfully resisted strong public support for draconian anti-communist legislation, writes Frank Bongiorno. Is there a lesson for Labor in 2011? National affairs No regrets? Peter Browne 2 September 2011 Labor can’t win against the Coalition in a contest to crack down on boat arrivals, writes Peter Browne. It’s time for a rethink National affairs Running the foreign service under Rudd Geoffrey Barker 31 August 2011 DFAT has emerged from a resourcing “trough,” according to departmental secretary Dennis Richardson. But there’s still a long way to go, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Dark days Norman Abjorensen 26 August 2011 The real achievements of the Gillard government are being overshadowed by Labor’s ineptness, argues Norman Abjorensen

National affairs Windows of opportunity Norman Abjorensen 21 July 2011 A week might be a long time in politics, but two years mightn’t be long enough, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Cause and effectiveness Michael Cornish 20 July 2011 Michael Cornish assesses the report of the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness National affairs Good news from the News of the World Tim Dwyer 20 July 2011 Steady concentration has been a feature of the Australian media landscape; the legislative challenge is to take advantage of the shift in sentiment, argues Tim Dwyer National affairs Is this News Limited’s defence? Geoffrey Barker 18 July 2011 News Limited does some things very well, writes Geoffrey Barker. Self-analysis isn’t one of them

National affairs Difficult questions about disarmament Geoffrey Barker 27 June 2011 Progress in reducing nuclear weapons is slow, writes Geoffrey Barker, and biological weapons have received much less attention National affairs Sometimes, less is more Melissa Sweet 16 June 2011 A growing movement among US healthcare professionals is arguing that medical treatment can cause more harm than good, reports Melissa Sweet National affairs Making war Brian Toohey 9 June 2011 Australians have as little idea about why we are fighting in Afghanistan as they had about why we entered the first world war, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Primary healthcare reform: learning from the tough suburbs of Philadelphia Melissa Sweet 7 June 2011 Public health nurses at the 11th Street Family Health Services Center are committed to developing long-term relationships with the community, reports Melissa Sweet