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Correspondents Germany’s arithmetic Klaus Neumann 28 September 2021 Almost every party claims to have done well in Sunday’s election, but forming a new government requires an unprecedented coalition of three parties Books & arts That fella from Down Under Brett Evans 27 September 2021 The first full biography of Scott Morrison tracks a sometimes rocky ride to the prime ministership Essays & reportage The dealmaker Frank Bongiorno 24 September 2021 John Elliott — who died this week — in many ways personified the business excesses of Australia’s 1980s Essays & reportage Power without purpose? James Walter 24 September 2021 A long process of change has reached its apogee in the prime ministership of Scott Morrison

National affairs A last chance for easy reform Adam Triggs 14 September 2021 The post-Delta economic boom will be shorter and smaller, but it might be the government’s last chance to implement reform during good times Essays & reportage Why the New Deal still matters Eric Rauchway 13 September 2021 In ways that still resonate, the program to drag the economy out of the Great Depression changed Americans’ relationships with politics, economics and each other National affairs 9/12 Jim Middleton 12 September 2021 John Howard’s response to a single question twenty years ago still reverberates National affairs Crossbench dreaming Peter Brent 10 September 2021 Crossbenchers could play a bigger role after the election, but only one of them is likely to be a Greens MP

National affairs Banking their winnings Helen Bird 27 August 2021 Despite the early fanfare, the government has backed down on key recommendations of the banking royal commission in the face of industry lobbying National affairs Good ideas going nowhere Peter Mares 27 August 2021 Timid governments need shaking up — but the pressure won’t come from the top International Malaysian democracy comes full circle Amrita Malhi 24 August 2021 Out of the turmoil, the party that lost the last election is back leading a new government National affairs Up close and personal Peter Brent 24 August 2021 With the next federal election no more than nine months away, which seats should we be watching?