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    Robert Manne | The Nation Reviewed | February 2008 | Politics

    There are two distinct questions concerning the political events of late last year which it is important not to confuse. Why did the Howard government lose office? What does the Rudd victory mean?

    Attempting to find an answer to the first is the far easier task. The...

  • Monkey Business
    Gideon Haigh | The Nation Reviewed | February 2008 | Society & Culture

    A couple of days after the second Test between Australia and India ended at the Sydney Cricket Ground amid acrimony and indignation, I boarded the tram for an evening's practice at my cricket club with 15-year-old Bill. A bright boy, Bill. I knew him to be keen on his...

  • Mane Attraction
    Ashley Hay | The Nation Reviewed | February 2008 | Environment

    Under the spreading shade of a gum tree at the Mogo Zoo, just down from Batemans Bay, a furry cluster of lion cubs is at play: batting at a red ball hanging from the tree, swiping at each other's tails, worrying at their father's mane. They have handsome noses and...

  • The Perfectly Bad Sentence
    Clive James | The Nation Reviewed | February 2008 | Media

    In writing, to reach the depths of badness, it isn't enough to be banal. One must strive for lower things. Almost five years have gone by since I cut out from a British newspaper the article containing the following passage, and I think I am finally ready to examine the...

  • Ivy League
    Kate Rossmanith | The Nation Reviewed | February 2008 | Environment

    Our continent has a wretched history of invasive species. Ecosystems have succumbed to exotic animals such as foxes, rabbits and carp, while at the same time being beset by strange, virile plants. "Whenever I travel, I'm always amazed by the hold that exotic species...