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Books & arts Money and morality Stuart Macintyre 19 September 2014 Stuart Macintyre reviews a new biography of the titan of Australian newspaper proprietors, David Syme Books & arts The war that doesn’t end Bill Hannan 11 September 2014 There is a solution to the plight of pariah schools Books & arts Brown sauce in Edinburgh, vinegar in Glasgow Angela Daly 11 September 2014 Angela Daly reviews Robert Crawford’s tale of two cities Books & arts What makes them run? Brett Evans 5 September 2014 Three new political biographies reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the genre

Books & arts Almost migrants Peter Mares 28 July 2014 New visa arrangements make it possible for international students to study and work in Australia for many years without necessarily being on a path to permanent residency, writes… Books & arts China wakes, Asia quakes, Australia shivers Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 A contest is under way, writes Graeme Dobell, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash Books & arts Different diagnoses, different cures Tom Westland 23 July 2014 Has feckless Australia set itself up for a post-boom slump? Tom Westland reviews two new books that see the prospects quite differently Books & arts Virtuous cycling on the job Helena Liu 23 July 2014 Can work be good for employees and employers? Helena Liu reviews a new book that wrestles with problems of workplace organisation, but doesn’t go quite far enough

Books & arts Labor’s history wars roll on Stephen Mills 4 June 2014 Paralysed leader or bad advice? Stephen Mills reviews a new account of the Rudd–Gillard government and what it says about the party’s future Books & arts The lack of men, the lack of reinforcement, the lack of munitions Mark Baker 3 June 2014 Phillip Schuler’s dispatches from Gallipoli captured the horror and the heroism for Australian readers, writes Mark Baker Essays & reportage How Thomas Piketty found a mass audience, and what it means for public policy John Quiggin 30 May 2014 Thomas Piketty’s phenomenally successful Capital confirms that Western countries are becoming less equal. John Quiggin looks at how he fits into a… Books & arts How it all went wrong Andrew Dodd 28 May 2014 Philip Chubb’s insider account of the demise of Kevin Rudd’s climate scheme is essential reading, says Andrew Dodd