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National affairs 457s and temporary migration: the bigger picture Peter Mares 26 June 2013 The debate about the implications of this fundamental shift in policy has barely begun International Overcoming this century’s Berlin Blockade Michael Bröning 16 June 2013 It’s time for Germany to throw off old habits, both on European policy and in how it deals with broader security challenges, writes Michael Bröning Books & arts Simpler, and better Richard Denniss 12 June 2013 A new book by Barack Obama’s former “regulatory czar” shows how government can harness the benefits of behavioural economics, writes Richard Denniss International China goes local in search of growth Kerry Brown 29 May 2013 The new Chinese premier has been wrestling with China’s economic future since the global financial crisis took its toll, writes Kerry Brown

Essays & reportage Evolutionary tinkering in revolutionary times Dean Ashenden 15 February 2013 The current system of teacher education isn’t working for many students. Dean Ashenden looks at the alternatives, and their adversaries Britain’s economic tunnel David Hayes 3 December 2012 An endless recession has changed politics and livelihoods. But in a many-sided national argument there is no consensus about its lessons, says David Hayes Essays & reportage Decline and fall? Dean Ashenden 22 November 2012 Twenty-five years ago, John Dawkins dramatically reshaped higher education. His critics still fail to distinguish the good from the bad in his reforms, writes Dean Ashenden Essays & reportage Trade block Jock Given 18 October 2012 With global trade negotiations stalled, Australia is attempting to navigate between the competing demands of two giants, writes Jock Given

National affairs As luck would have it John Quiggin 28 June 2012 Market liberalism has defined the past three decades, writes John Quiggin, and George Megalogenis provides a valuable guide National affairs Social welfare and class warfare: the give and take of budget balancing Peter Whiteford 10 May 2012 Peter Whiteford looks at the equity impact of the federal budget – and finds that the Rudd–Gillard government has done far more for less well-off pensioners… Books & arts Boring is good John Quiggin 8 March 2012 Margin Call is a reminder that finance is both necessary and dangerous, writes John Quiggin National affairs Time to move beyond “treaties, targets and trading” Fergus Green 6 March 2012 In the second of a two-part series examining the future of Australian climate policy, Fergus Green shows how Australia remains wedded to a model of international climate…