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Essays & reportage Executive fortunes Raewyn Connell 21 February 2013 We need to drop the idea that executive pay is some kind of “wage” that can be explained as an exchange on a labour market, writes Raewyn Connell National affairs Unfair, inefficient and expensive: what went wrong with Australia’s superannuation system Mike Steketee 18 February 2013 The same ministers who scour every nook and cranny to find savings are throwing money at superannuation tax concessions with dubious benefits, writes Mike Steketee National affairs Latham’s list was a hit in the polls Peter Browne 27 August 2012 Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree 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…

National affairs What My School really says about our schools Chris Bonnor 23 April 2010 While My School says very little about the effectiveness of any school, it does offer some tantalising information about Australia’s school system in general, writes… National affairs Getting ahead of ourselves Peter Browne 22 October 2009 A new OECD report adds to the evidence about why some countries are more “mobile” than others, writes Peter Browne International American dreams Peter Browne 23 September 2009 Economic mobility might be a “unifying and core tenet of the American Dream,” but the evidence suggests that the United States performs badly National affairs The American puzzle John Quiggin 28 May 2009 A new book argues that inequality is bad for everyone. And even critics concede that the United States is both unusually unequal and a poor social performer, writes John Quiggin