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Essays & reportage Has ANZUS passed its use-by date? Geoffrey Barker 13 June 2011 Would abandoning the treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances, asks Geoffrey Barker National affairs Primary healthcare reform: learning from the tough suburbs of Philadelphia Melissa Sweet 7 June 2011 Public health nurses at the 11th Street Family Health Services Center are committed to developing long-term relationships with the community, reports Melissa Sweet Baulking at the first hurdle Lesley Russell 20 May 2011 Republican presidential candidates are gathering for the race, but many seem reluctant to line up at the starting gate, writes Lesley Russell in Washington America’s changing face Lesley Russell 13 May 2011 The United States’ racial and ethnic makeup is changing, but the real divide may end up being along income lines, writes Lesley Russell

Frontier crossings David Corlett 20 January 2011 Regardless of the obstacles, people still try to cross the southern border into the United States. David Corlett talks to three of them Essays & reportage Lillian and Germaine in New York Robert Milliken 20 January 2011 Robert Milliken recounts the fraught relationship between two Australian women who made enormous contributions to the international literature of the counterculture National affairs What the WikiLeaks cables reveal about Australia’s leaders Paul Barratt 23 December 2010 Democracy not only depends on trust, it thrives on it, writes former intelligence analyst Paul Barratt. But the WikiLeaks cables show that Australian political leaders… National affairs Without the Bush presidency, would WikiLeaks have happened? Tony Kevin 10 December 2010 WikiLeaks is the product of a time of great stress in the international system, argues Tony Kevin

The 112th Congress: compromise or gridlock? Lesley Russell 4 November 2010 Identifying any common ground is almost impossible, writes Lesley Russell in Washington International The centre cannot hold Rodney Tiffen 29 October 2010 Fox News isn’t only partisan – it’s now an active player within the Republican Party. The consequences could be serious, writes Rodney Tiffen National affairs Climate change negotiations: unravelling or shifting gear? Stephen Howes 26 October 2010 Climate change efforts are becoming more decentralised, writes Stephen Howes, so we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach Down to the wire with unhappy American voters Lesley Russell 14 October 2010 Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the…