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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 Turnbull and tax reform: How, what, when? Tim Colebatch 29 September 2015 Everyone is talking about the what of tax reform, writes Tim Colebatch. The government needs to start dealing with the how and when as well

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… National affairs It might say free trade on the label, but what’s in the tin? Tom Westland 1 July 2015 Big numbers have a tendency to take on a life of their own, writes Tom Westland

National affairs The budget: mostly normal, partly unreal Tim Colebatch 13 May 2015 It’s the kind of budget Australian governments release when things aren’t going so well, writes Tim Colebatch. But its shaky assumptions could easily rebound… National affairs Austerity ends, but where’s the vision? Tim Colebatch 5 May 2015 Victoria’s Labor treasurer might have echoed Tolstoy in his budget speech, writes Tim Colebatch, but the fine print doesn’t rise to the challenges facing the state National affairs Victorian Labor tries to build without borrowing Tim Colebatch 4 May 2015 This week’s Victorian budget has passed up the opportunity to borrow at historically cheap rates to fund essential infrastructure, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs The costs of Australia’s “free trade” agreement with America Shiro Armstrong 28 April 2015 The evidence shows that trade deals struck primarily for political reasons can cause significant economic damage, writes Shiro Armstrong