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International The road from Copenhagen Giles Parkinson 14 December 2015 How did we get from there to here? In Paris Giles Parkinson looks at how the momentum built for climate action National affairs Innovation: the test is yet to come John Quiggin 10 December 2015 Education is the sector that most urgently needs to be freed from the Abbott legacy, writes John Quiggin International In Paris with the mayor of Byron Giles Parkinson 8 December 2015 Cities, regions and states are setting the pace on climate adaptation, reports Giles Parkinson from Paris National affairs An anatomy of Abbott’s army Norman Abjorensen 8 December 2015 What unites the group of Liberals who want to steer the party away from its roots? Norman Abjorensen profiles the ideas and the personalities

National affairs How about we try the first-best solution to the infrastructure crisis? Tim Colebatch 20 October 2015 Unreported data confirms that state governments are passing up the opportunity to invest in the future, writes Tim Colebatch. There’s never been a better time to… National affairs Unexpected advice from the IMF Tim Colebatch 7 October 2015 An outsider view offers important proposals to help Australia navigate stormy economic weather, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs The TPP’s one-way ratchet John Quiggin 6 October 2015 Australia gained some last-minute concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, writes John Quiggin. But this is still the wrong way to manage our… Essays & reportage Weather, sharks and the world economy: the luck of the political cycle Andrew Leigh 30 September 2015 When America sneezes, writes Andrew Leigh, Australian state governments catch a cold. And when the weather turns bad, guess who’s held responsible?

National affairs How the Senate helped derail the TPP talks John Quiggin 2 August 2015 Negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement have run aground on Washington’s attempt to restrict rather than free up medicines, writes John Quiggin International The damage (to Greece, Europe and Germany) and how to undo it Klaus Neumann 16 July 2015 Although this week’s agreement has kept Greece in the eurozone, its impact will be dire, writes Klaus Neumann. But alternatives still remain Books & arts The rising tide that lifts some yachts Jane Goodall 13 July 2015 Books | Why are we angered by stories of Greek hairdressers retiring at fifty on public pensions, asks Jane Goodall, yet unmoved at the thought of bailed-out… National affairs China already number one, says the IMF Tim Colebatch 10 July 2015 China, Indonesia and other countries in the region come out of the IMF’s latest analysis looking quite a lot bigger, writes Tim Colebatch in the first of…