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April 2015

April 2015

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Essays

Bishop’s gambit

Chris Wallace

What’s next for the perpetual deputy?

Federal politics

Spreadsheets of power

By Richard Denniss

How economic modelling is used to circumvent democracy and shut down debate

History

Bring up the bodies

By Jeff Sparrow

New light on the wreck of the ‘Batavia’ and its savage aftermath

The Nation Reviewed

The case for compromise

By Judith Brett

What modern politicians could learn from Alfred Deakin

Environment

David & Goliath

By Sam Vincent

Rugby star David Pocock says sport and politics are always mixed

Food

Eau spéciale

By Richard Cooke

Fancy bottled water is sometimes worth the price

History

For the children

By Jaye Kranz

Child survivors of the Holocaust meet in Melbourne

Health

Delible ink

By Alice Pung

Even tattoos don’t last forever any more

Vox

Arts & Letters

Books

Late styles

By Justin Clemens

Clive James’ ‘Sentenced to Life’ and Les Murray’s ‘Waiting for the Past’

Television

Seeing clearly

By Anna Goldsworthy

‘Transparent’

Music

Minus the trimmings

By Anwen Crawford

Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Carrie & Lowell’

Film

The blazing heart

By Luke Davies

Xavier Dolan’s ‘Mommy’

Noted

April 2015

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