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National affairs It’s all about integration Geoffrey Barker 9 December 2010 The WikiLeaks revelations about Kevin Rudd’s views on China show that the foreign minister is well within the mainstream of western thinking, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Why unemployment benefits need to be increased Peter Whiteford 7 December 2010 Since 1996 Newstart for a single person has fallen from around 54 per cent to 45 per cent of the after-tax minimum wage, writes Peter Whiteford. It isn’t enough to live on National affairs Australia’s tenacious pay gap Norman Abjorensen 2 December 2010 Forty-one years after the declaration of the principle of equal pay, we’re still not there, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Paying for Australia’s infrastructure deficit Nicholas Gruen 23 November 2010 Public–private partnerships have turned out to be an expensive way of plugging infrastructure gaps, writes Nicholas Gruen. The evidence shows that governments need…

National affairs Climate change negotiations: unravelling or shifting gear? Stephen Howes 26 October 2010 Climate change efforts are becoming more decentralised, writes Stephen Howes, so we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach National affairs Living, breathing Canberra Norman Abjorensen 22 October 2010 Barnaby Joyce praising Canberra? It’s a reminder of the mixed feelings evoked by the national capital, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs “This is the kind of fight we’re in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids’ lives” Brian Toohey 6 October 2010 The parliamentary debate on the war needs to face up to its costs and the lack of progress, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Incremental inequity Daniel Nethery 6 October 2010 The expanded Education Tax Refund should be on the list of election promises up for reappraisal, writes Daniel Nethery

National affairs The heartbreaker Geoffrey Barker 16 September 2010 Sometimes it’s a hard party to believe in. But Labor’s ledger has more black ink than red, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs The fabulous fiftieth NSW parliament, and other minority governments Peter Browne 10 September 2010 Every Australian state and territory has experienced a minority government over the past twenty years. And it’s a surprisingly strong field National affairs Our consensus future Mark Thirwell 9 September 2010 How will the world economy look in 2025? Mark Thirlwell looks at the consensus view – and the possibility of a few surprises National affairs Punching at exactly our weight Brian Toohey 8 September 2010 How should Australia respond to the changing power balance in the region, asks Brian Toohey