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International What now for the Democrats? Lesley Russell 28 June 2024 Joe Biden’s performance at the first debate has deepened concerns about whether he can beat Donald Trump Books & arts Why did Australia reject the Voice? Tim Rowse 28 June 2024 Three books, two articles and a report offer a range of explanations Correspondents Time almost up for Trudeau? Jonathan Malloy 26 June 2024 Justin Trudeau’s government is being thrashed in the polls, but there’s still no sign the Canadian prime minister will take his own “walk in the snow” National affairs An election-funding first, but at what cost? Graeme Orr 25 June 2024 Could South Australia’s plan for fully publicly funded elections sever a last link between parties and people?

Books & arts The power of shame Nick Haslam 5 June 2024 What can the psychology of this powerful emotion reveal about political life? National affairs Poll position Peter Brent 31 May 2024 One of Australia’s pollsters got very close to the actual result in 2022. Can they do it again? Books & arts Living with loss Kate Fullagar 28 May 2024 What brought the Age of Enlightenment to an end? Correspondents Who is Keir Starmer? Michael Jacobs 27 May 2024 Britain’s next prime minister doesn’t have quite the pedigree you’d expect — but his small-target strategy might seem familiar

International Dynasty’s end? Michael Barr 7 May 2024 Singapore faces a future without a Lee Correspondents Down the drain Michael Jacobs 4 May 2024 As raw sewage gushes into the Thames and voters turn away in droves, Rishi Sunak’s government enters its doomed home stretch National affairs For whom the pendulum swings Peter Brent 3 May 2024 The job of Liberal leader once swung from the party’s left to its right. But a lot has changed in recent years Books & arts The case for banning billionaires Peter Mares 29 April 2024 Should there be a limit on how rich you can be?