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National affairs The price of privacy James Panichi 30 July 2021 A case that began in the Irish courts is shaping Australia’s efforts to update its 1980s privacy laws Essays & reportage Quiet Australian Hamish McDonald 29 July 2021 Marise Payne has much to contend with as foreign minister in the Morrison government National affairs Passport to the future John Quiggin 29 July 2021 Decisions being made in Europe and the United States highlight the virus-control choices facing Australia National affairs Does one size fit all? Catherine Bennett 29 July 2021 Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience?

National affairs Cometh the hour Peter Brent 13 July 2021 We only find out what kind of PM a politician makes once they’re in office. But who’s most likely to get there? National affairs One failure too many John Quiggin 13 July 2021 Sydney’s outbreak highlights the need to make hard choices National affairs A little jab, now and then Frank Bongiorno 9 July 2021 The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector National affairs The best form of defence? Hamish McDonald 9 July 2021 Being an effective defence minister will require much more than Peter Dutton’s impulse to hang tough

National affairs Questions about cabinet Judith Ireland 25 June 2021 Barnaby Joyce is just one of a remarkable number of federal ministers dogged by reputational issues Books & arts The myth of merit Peter Mares 25 June 2021 Our faith in meritocracy is stopping us from thinking clearly about inequality National affairs Labor’s mistaken Mediscare Jennifer Doggett 18 June 2021 Despite the opposition’s resistance, the government’s changes to the Medicare schedule deserve to proceed National affairs What Four Corners did and didn’t do Margaret Simons 16 June 2021 Their origins might be murky, but Scott Morrison would be wise to deal more fully with the allegations about his friendship with Tim Stewart