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International Getting a seat at the big table Kerry Brown 3 February 2015 Although China and the United States can seem absorbed in themselves and one another, countries like Australia can still contribute to the conversation, writes Kerry Brown National affairs Australia today: a million new adults, just 385,000 new jobs Tim Colebatch 22 January 2015 Australia’s job market has failed badly since the global financial crisis, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs Stormy weather Michael Gill 17 December 2014 A focus on the fitness of the economy should replace the overheated debate about “fiscal balance,” writes Michael Gill National affairs Tell them they’re dreaming John Quiggin 11 December 2014 Nuclear power might be worth considering as a reserve option, says John Quiggin, but experience overseas shows Australia’s carbon savings must be made elsewhere

Playing with the wealth of nations Joel Keep 6 October 2014 A recent UN vote laid the groundwork for resolving sovereign-debt disputes impartially, reports Joel Keep in Buenos Aires. So why did Australia vote against it? National affairs Healthcare and the limits of competition Lesley Russell 26 September 2014 Lesley Russell looks at what the draft recommendations of the competition policy review mean for health policy and services National affairs Australian schools: the view from Mars Dean Ashenden 24 September 2014 The federal government's competition review is disastrously wrong about education, writes Dean Ashenden National affairs The budget, fairness and class warfare Peter Whiteford 5 August 2014 The post-budget debate reveals two fundamentally different worldviews, writes Peter Whiteford

Books & arts Digging into the resource curse Michael Gilding 5 March 2014 The life stories of four mining magnates illuminate where Australia’s economy is headed, writes Michael Gilding. The political and social effects could be profound National affairs Doing the dirty work Frank Bongiorno 19 February 2014 An attack on the unions won’t necessarily have the expected political impact Who’s in charge of the euro? James Panichi 12 December 2013 Unlike its political counterpart, the seventeen-member eurozone has no government and no centre of political power, writes James Panichi. Debate is intensifying about… Books & arts The revolutionary box Brett Evans 2 December 2013 It’s not just sweatshop labour that keeps down the price of the stuff we buy, writes Brett Evans