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National affairs Quantitative easing: new or old? Selwyn Cornish 27 June 2019 Some commentators want the Reserve Bank to try something new and radical. But how different would “quantitative easing” really be? National affairs The numbers game Abul Rizvi 26 June 2019 The federal government’s big-ticket pledges rest on surprising population projections International A message from the recent past John Quiggin 25 June 2019 Facebook’s new currency harks back to an era when tech companies were still popular National affairs Department of dysfunction Abul Rizvi 13 June 2019 On immigration policy, this is a big-target government

National affairs Scott Morrison’s poisoned chalice Adam Triggs 24 May 2019 As the economic challenges mount, has the government given itself enough room to act? Books & arts Markets are great, except when they’re not Richard Holden 14 May 2019 Books | John Quiggin’s new book should be compulsory reading for policymakers and commentators National affairs Labor’s bottom line Tim Colebatch 11 May 2019 Election 2019 | There’s not much for the government to attack in Labor’s taxing and spending plans Books & arts Revivalists of the right Rodney Tiffen 8 May 2019 Books | Three men and four organisations were at the centre of a movement with an outsized impact on Australian politics

National affairs It’s not where we are, it’s where we’re heading Tim Colebatch 7 March 2019 This week’s GDP data adds to the uncertainty facing the government and the Reserve Bank Essays & reportage Too big to ignore John Quiggin 7 March 2019 Monopolies and oligopolies have come to dominate Western economies, and the case for breaking them up is strong National affairs Dinner with Adam Smith Brett Evans 22 February 2019 Conflict of interest allegations have turned an unsought spotlight on the Big Four consulting firms National affairs Cashing in on carbon reduction Richard Holden & Rosalind Dixon 4 February 2019 Can parliament agree to a plan that would benefit all Australians while reducing emissions?