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From the archive The right kind of middle class? Frank Bongiorno 19 December 2012 What happened when journalist Peter Coleman assembled a star-studded group of writers in 1962 to rethink the way intellectuals viewed Australia? Essays & reportage From a drowning to a celebration Dennis Altman 11 December 2012 In this edited version of a recent Dunstan Foundation lecture, Dennis Altman looks at forty years of gay liberation and the work still to be done Essays & reportage It was time: Mick Young’s triumph Stephen Mills 29 November 2012 Not only was the 1972 election a watershed for Labor, it also created the modern political campaign National affairs Australia’s unlucky parliaments Norman Abjorensen 7 November 2012 If it’s true that a country gets the politicians it deserves, then Australia is in a bad way, writes Norman Abjorensen

National affairs Latham’s list was a hit in the polls Peter Browne 27 August 2012 Mark Latham’s school funding policy was seen as an electoral minus for Labor. The polls disagree National affairs Wicked problems and good intentions Savitri Taylor 20 August 2012 The federal government has taken the risky punt that bad policies can achieve good results, argues Savitri Taylor in this analysis of the report of the expert panel on… National affairs The worldly art of Richard Torbay Frank Bongiorno 14 August 2012 This independent MP rose from thirty-year-old Armidale councillor to NSW parliamentary speaker. Now he plans to take on Tony Windsor for the Nationals. Frank … Essays & reportage Labor’s next generation Dennis Altman 9 August 2012 Reports of Labor’s death have been grossly exaggerated, writes Dennis Altman

National affairs How to win an election Brett Evans 5 June 2012 A timeless guide for politicians with a sting in the tail National affairs Behind the drama of the forty-third parliament Norman Abjorensen 24 May 2012 A rancorous twenty months in federal politics has overshadowed the legislative achievements, argues Norman Abjorensen Essays & reportage Looking for an island circuit-breaker Natasha Cica 24 May 2012 Although the forestry agreement is looking shaky, innovative projects are flourishing in Tasmania, writes Natasha Cica. Strategic assistance could speed the move to a… National affairs One way to lose an election Norman Abjorensen 8 May 2012 Was it the economics or the politics of John Hewson’s Fightback! strategy that failed, asks Norman Abjorensen