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National affairs A nice set of numbers? Peter Brent 24 August 2017 Enrolment figures, poll results and pre-survey nerves have encouraged wrong-headed punditry about marriage equality Correspondents The land that fell to earth David Hayes 16 August 2017 Britain has spiralled into political failure since voting to leave the European Union. What happened, and what happens next? National affairs Entitled to vote? Then you should be entitled to run Graeme Orr 15 August 2017 From the archive | The High Court keeps fertilising the thicket of rules disqualifying candidates. Simplification is long overdue National affairs Marriage equality’s secret weapon Peter Brent 10 August 2017 Could one divisive figure decide the result?

National affairs The long road to recognition Gabrielle Appleby & Sean Brennan 19 May 2017 First Nations have reclaimed the recognition process in the lead-up to a landmark gathering at Uluru this month International How the asbestos industry targeted developing countries – and what might be done about it Tom Greenwell 13 April 2017 More than 100,000 people die from asbestos-related disease each year, but the global asbestos industry continues to thrive. An African diplomatic initiative could be the first… International Hard cases make bad international law Kevin Boreham 10 April 2017 Without a clear strategy, the American strike on a Syrian airfield lacked both legality and effectiveness National affairs Anarcho-Marxist claptrap and the rule of law Peter Mares 17 March 2017 Injustices sometimes need to be resisted unlawfully, as critics of Sally McManus should know

Essays & reportage Susan Kiefel and the politics of judicial diversity Kcasey McLoughlin 30 November 2016 The appointment of the new chief justice is a reminder that diversity and merit are not mutually exclusive  National affairs Restoring the independence of the solicitor-general Gabrielle Appleby 15 November 2016 George Brandis’s backdown is only the first step in clarifying and protecting the role of this key legal officer National affairs Another Day in court Tony Blackshield 3 November 2016 The composition of the Senate could rest on the complex issues raised by the cases of Bob Day and Rodney Culleton. And in the background is attorney-general George Brandis’s… National affairs As the Pacific Solution unravels, Bali provides a lead Sam Tyrer 2 November 2016 The Bali Process on forced migration made progress this year, but will governments implement its recommendations?