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International Unsettled times at The Hague Sophie Rigney 22 October 2014 Three controversial judgements have highlighted the challenges facing the International Criminal Court as it prepares to move to its permanent home, writes Sophie Rigney International The G20 and corruption: a slow start Norman Abjorensen 21 October 2014 Can the G20 hope to make measurable progress in the fight against corruption? Norman Abjorensen looks at the story so far National affairs Real threats to the life of the nation Jessie Blackbourn 2 October 2014 Rushed legislation and hastily extended sunset clauses make for bad anti-terrorism policy, argues Jessie Blackbourn Books & arts Character studies Susan Lever 27 August 2014 Susan Lever welcomes Helen Garner’s perceptive account of the courtroom dramas unleashed one Father’s Day near Geelong

National affairs The Independent Security Monitor’s unfinished work Jessie Blackbourn & Nicola Mcgarrity 3 April 2014 The federal government’s plan to abolish the permanent security oversight body is based on a flawed reading of its role, argue Jessie Blackbourn and Nicola McGarrity Essays & reportage “Every law not based on wisdom is a menace to the state” Peter Mares 11 March 2014 The number of people imprisoned in the United States has fallen every year for the past three years, yet the land of the free still has a far higher incarceration rate than any… Essays & reportage A view of pale hills Peter Mares 25 February 2014 It’s five years since Canberra’s innovative Alexander Maconochie Centre admitted its first group of prisoners. Peter Mares visited to see if the facility is… Essays & reportage The Brandis agenda Shipra Chordia & Andrew Lynch 4 December 2013 Armed with an ambitious political and legal agenda, the new attorney-general faces a testing time, write Shipra Chordia and Andrew Lynch

National affairs The referendum is coming: but are we ready? Jackie Hartley and Paul Kildea 26 June 2013 The referendum campaign is likely to leave voters confused, bored or both, write Jackie Hartley and Paul Kildea. But there are better ways to communicate the cases for and against Books & arts Divining the jury Jeremy Gans 11 June 2013 Juries are confused, but Australian courts don’t seem interested in understanding why Correspondents A Kenyan dilemma, with global drivers Clar Ni Chonghaile 6 June 2013 The East African country needs to take hold of its own future, the celebrated Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina tells Clar Ni Chonghaile. And he is deeply ambivalent… National affairs Yes, no… or none of the above? Gabrielle Appleby 30 May 2013 By failing to consult adequately about its referendum on local government, the government has increased the likelihood it will fail, argues Gabrielle Appleby