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July 1, 2020American carnage
Donald Trump and the collapse of the Union
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Politics
July 1, 2020American carnage
Donald Trump and the collapse of the Union
Politics
May 1, 2020What lessons will we learn from the virus?
Hope is essential, but optimism can be deadly
Politics
February 1, 2020Leaders and dung beetles
On John Cain, Scott Morrison and our curious inability to elect good people
Politics
November 1, 2019Revolutions past
Labor and the Liberals have abandoned their old ideological contests as they battle to define the values of the new middle class
Politics
September 1, 2019A time to remember
The passing of Labor’s great speechwriter Graham Freudenberg highlights the party’s absence of a clear rationale
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August 1, 2018All the way with Donald J?
Australia cannot stay silent about Trump
Politics
June 1, 2018A pack of bankers
The financial services royal commission has revealed more than anyone banked on
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April 1, 2018Rethinking the republic
A change in our head of state won’t change everything, and other lessons for the next push
Politics
December 1, 2017We are all diminished
Australian politics is full of contradictions, double standards and gaping voids
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October 1, 2017What should we do with Captain Cook?
The pitfalls of memorialising historical figures
Politics
July 1, 2017The handshake
Could Donald Trump finally force Australia to critically examine its feudal obligations to the US?
Politics
May 1, 2017New tricks
Why do our political parties persist with economic rationalism?
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March 1, 2017American berserk
Donald Trump’s presidency feels both unprecedented and oddly familiar
Politics
November 1, 2016A democratic moment
Hillary Clinton needs her new progressive agenda as much as America does
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October 1, 2016The mystery of Malcolm Turnbull
What does the prime minister stand for, and when will we find out about it?