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National Affairs Forty years on, a sense of history gives way to alarm Tim Colebatch 23 July 2018 Experts gathered in Canberra last week to pool their views about China’s forty-year record of economic reform, but Donald Trump’s trade war pushed its way to centrestage National Affairs Cheaper electricity and lower emissions: so near and yet so far Tim Colebatch 19 July 2018 Amid a flurry of reports comes the information we need for real progress — and some sobering data Correspondents The elephant in the bedroom Jonathan Malloy 13 July 2018 Canadians find themselves caught in an uncomfortably close relationship with Donald Trump’s America Books & Arts The great accounting Brett Evans 13 July 2018 Books | Are the Big Four auditing companies facing their moment of truth?

National Affairs Four myths about income tax John Daley 8 June 2018 The debate about the Turnbull government’s income tax cuts is being sidetracked by misconceptions National Affairs Underestimating China Tim Colebatch 7 June 2018 Let’s clear up any confusion about the size of the Chinese economy Books & Arts Populism now? Shaun Crowe 6 June 2018 Books | Shaun Crowe reviews David McKnight’s Populism Now! National Affairs “Wealthy, diversified and resilient.” Where’s the risk in that? Saul Eslake 28 May 2018 Revoking Adani’s environmental approvals won’t create “sovereign risk” (and nor would most other government decisions)

National Affairs Built on good fortune, relying on luck Brendan Coates and Danielle Wood 9 May 2018 To deliver tax cuts and budget surpluses the treasurer will need to stay lucky National Affairs Budget blues Peter Brent | Mumble 8 May 2018 Don’t spend too much time looking for a post-budget bounce. It won’t happen — or it’ll be over well before the election National Affairs Budgeting in boom time Tim Colebatch 2 May 2018 Cautious in parts, extravagant in others, the Victorian budget is built on a boom National Affairs Not so super Brendan Coates, John Daley & Trent Wiltshire 29 April 2018 Increasing the Superannuation Guarantee will help the rich at the expense of the poor