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National affairs One fish, two fish, no fish Quentin Grafton 18 August 2009 Good management can turn around fish stocks when fishers are treated as part of the solution, writes Quentin Grafton National affairs Crushed? Angry? Resentful? Norman Abjorensen 11 August 2009 The eventful lives and uneventful memoirs of George Reid and Ned Hogan show that politics and self-reflection don’t always go together. Will John Howard follow their… National affairs Ducking the challenge Brian Toohey 5 August 2009 Is Kevin Rudd a supporter or a critic of neo-liberal policy-making? On the evidence of his approach to climate change, it’s hard to know, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Australian democracy’s mixed scorecard Norman Abjorensen 29 July 2009 Norman Abjorensen, co-author of Australia: The State of Democracy, runs a tape-measure over the nation’s democratic institutions and practices

National affairs Rudd versus News Ltd Rob Chalmers 9 July 2009 It’s that rare thing – a political leader publicly at odds with Australia’s largest print media company. Rob Chalmers reports from Canberra National affairs Sprucing up the horse and buggy Peter Brent 8 July 2009 New recommendations for electoral reform are a step in the right direction, but the pace continues to be perplexingly slow, writes Peter Brent National affairs Treasury and the footloose capitalists Brian Toohey 7 July 2009 Ken Henry’s review of the tax system is heading in the wrong direction, writes Brian Toohey National affairs One man’s ambition Norman Abjorensen 2 July 2009 Norman Abjorensen previews Liberal Rule, the “best effort yet at coming to grips with these extraordinary years”

National affairs Managing the media Geoffrey Barker 2 June 2009 Can political reporting be thorough and independent when an entire profession has grown up dedicated to stopping journalists from doing their jobs, asks Geoffrey Barker National affairs Spooked Brian Toohey 2 June 2009 The federal government is so anxious to avoid debt that it’s endangering its main priorities, writes Brian Toohey National affairs The American puzzle John Quiggin 28 May 2009 A new book argues that inequality is bad for everyone. And even critics concede that the United States is both unusually unequal and a poor social performer, writes John Quiggin National affairs The real crisis of democracy Norman Abjorensen 26 May 2009 Fortunately the Institute of Public Affairs has had less influence than it has sought over the past sixty-six years, writes Norman Abjorensen