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National affairs The summer Scott Morrison’s leadership broke Frank Bongiorno 3 January 2020 The prime minister’s political authority has fallen away more quickly than anyone could have imagined National affairs The Brexit blame game Peter Brent 3 January 2020 Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant International Echoes of revolutions past David Hayes 31 December 2019 A dizzying 2019 ends in a Conservative upheaval with distinct traces of Tony Blair’s New Labour National affairs The economic case for increasing Newstart Adam Triggs 30 December 2019 There’s more than one good reason to lift the payment to jobseekers

National affairs Falling behind, but not going backwards Tim Colebatch 5 December 2019 Business and household demand shrank by 0.3 per cent in the year to September, leaving government and exports to fuel Australia’s modest per capita growth National affairs People power Peter Brent 4 December 2019 The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way National affairs Yes, the world is paying attention to Australia’s climate inaction John Quiggin 2 December 2019 Despite the trade minister’s response, there’s nothing unusual about Emmanuel Macron’s demand for progress International The power of the ballot box Rowan Callick 25 November 2019 Has the pro-democracy movement gained the upper hand by the most peaceful means possible?

Books & arts Welcome to Washminster Amanda Walsh 11 November 2019 Books | Has relentless scrutiny changed the bureaucracy forever? National affairs Does the economy trump all else? Paul Rodan 11 November 2019 Labor’s election review hasn’t quite nailed the party’s key problem National affairs The underdog that didn’t bark Peter Brent 11 November 2019 Was Labor trying for the elusive bandwagon effect in May? Books & arts The continuing story of “our” party Frank Bongiorno 10 November 2019 Books | An outsider’s view of the Labor Party’s problems calls for “a paradoxical politics”