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National affairs Now it’s urgent: why we need to simplify voting for the Senate Brian Costar 9 September 2013 Changes to how senators are elected would improve transparency, make voting easier, and stop parties with scarcely any support slipping into the Senate, says Brian Costar National affairs Immigration’s unanswered questions Peter Mares 3 September 2013 The immigration department is months behind in answering questions from Senate estimate committees – questions that would provide vital information about the… National affairs The Senate game-change Norman Abjorensen 1 June 2011 Labor and the Coalition need to recognise that the Greens are part of political reality, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Zero-sum politics Norman Abjorensen 30 March 2010 The states’ house has always been controlled by politics and parties, argues Norman Abjorensen