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International Hitting the ground running Lesley Russell 17 December 2020 Joe Biden’s team inherits a country deeply divided by the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus National Affairs How casual became predictable David Peetz 17 December 2020 Casual employment can be fixed, but not the way the government wants to do it National Affairs The polls, and nothing but the polls Peter Brent 16 December 2020 Why we’re still trying to understand the “Morrison miracle” (and other great polling failures) International New Caledonia’s triple opportunity Nic Maclellan 10 December 2020 After weeks of protests, the Goro nickel smelter is up for grabs. Independence groups see the outcome as vital for the French dependency’s future

National Affairs Stimulus, and more, for Victoria Tim Colebatch 25 November 2020 A budget for Covid recovery ventures into contentious territory International Joe Biden’s foreign policy dilemma Barbara Keys 24 November 2020 Will the new president do more than simply return to the policies of the past? National Affairs Thirty years, and counting Jennifer Doggett 20 November 2020 Could this be the mental health report that finally brings change? National Affairs Post-pandemic politics Peter Brent 18 November 2020 Covid-19 has rewarded some and disadvantaged others — but federal Labor faces the same old post-defeat pressures

National Affairs Polling’s perception problem Peter Brent 6 November 2020 Are the polls really less accurate these days? Correspondents Restoring American democracy, one step at a time Nicole Hemmer 5 November 2020 With a narrow Biden win looking increasingly likely, what are the prospects for progress on the issues that matter? International America’s long wait Lesley Russell 4 November 2020 In the absence of a clear result on election night, Donald Trump began pursuing his plan to pre-empt Books & Arts The man who would be president Peter Browne 3 November 2020 Books | Journalist Evan Osnos profiles a politician with a half century’s momentum