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Quarterly Essay 65
The White Queen
One Nation and the Politics of Race
David Marr
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Quarterly Essay 64
The Australian Dream
Blood, History and Becoming
Stan Grant
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Enemy Within: American Politics in the Time of Trump
Quarterly Essay 63
Enemy Within
American Politics in the Time of Trump
Don Watson
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Quarterly Essay 62
Firing Line
Australia's Path to War
James Brown
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Quarterly Essay 61: Balancing Act
Quarterly Essay 61
Balancing Act
Australia Between Recession and Renewal
George Megalogenis
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Political Amnesia: Laura Tingle
Quarterly Essay 60
Political Amnesia
How We Forgot How To Govern
Laura Tingle
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Quarterly Essay 59: Faction Man
Quarterly Essay 59
Faction Man
Bill Shorten's Path to Power
David Marr
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Quarterly Essay 58: Blood Year
Quarterly Essay 58
Blood Year
Terror and the Islamic State
David Kilcullen
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Quarterly Essay 57: Dear Life
Quarterly Essay 57
Dear Life
On caring for the elderly
Karen Hitchcock
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Quarterly Essay 56: Clivosaurus
Quarterly Essay 56
Clivosaurus
The politics of Clive Palmer
Guy Rundle
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Quarterly Essay 55: A Rightful Place
Quarterly Essay 55
A Rightful Place
Race, recognition and a more complete commonwealth
Noel Pearson
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Quarterly Essay 54: Dragon's Tail
Quarterly Essay 54
Dragon's Tail
The lucky country after the China boom
Andrew Charlton
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Quarterly Essay 53: That Sinking Feeling
Quarterly Essay 53
That Sinking Feeling
Asylum seekers and the search for the Indonesian solution
Paul Toohey
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Quarterly Essay 52: Found in Translation
Quarterly Essay 52
Found in Translation
In praise of a plural world
Linda Jaivin
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Quarterly Essay 51: The Prince
Quarterly Essay 51
The Prince
Faith, abuse and George Pell
David Marr
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Quarterly Essay 50: Unfinished Business
Quarterly Essay 50
Unfinished Business
Sex, freedom and misogyny
Anna Goldsworthy
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Quarterly Essay 49: Not Dead Yet
Quarterly Essay 49
Not Dead Yet
Labor's post-Left future
Mark Latham
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Quarterly Essay 48: After the Future
Quarterly Essay 48
After the Future
Australia's new extinction crisis
Tim Flannery
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Quarterly Essay 47: Political Animal
Quarterly Essay 47
Political Animal
The making of Tony Abbott
David Marr
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Quarterly Essay 45: Great Expectations
Quarterly Essay 46
Great Expectations
Government, entitlement and an angry nation
Laura Tingle
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Quarterly Essay 45: Us and Them
Quarterly Essay 45
Us & Them
On the importance of animals
Anna Krien
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Quarterly Essay 44: Man-Made World
Quarterly Essay 44
Man-Made World
Choosing between progress and planet
Andrew Charlton
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Quarterly Essay 43: Bad News
Quarterly Essay 43
Bad News
Murdoch's Australian and the shaping of the nation
Robert Manne
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Quarterly Essay 42: Fair Share
Quarterly Essay 42
Fair Share
Country and city in Australia
Judith Brett
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Quarterly Essay 41: The Happy Life
Quarterly Essay 41
The Happy Life
The search for contentment in the modern world
David Malouf
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Quarterly Essay 40: Trivial Pursuit
Quarterly Essay 40
Trivial Pursuit
Leadership and the end of the reform era
George Megalogenis
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Quarterly Essay 39: Power Shift
Quarterly Essay 39
Power Shift
Australia's future between Washington and Beijing
Hugh White
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Quarterly Essay 38: Power Trip
Quarterly Essay 38
Power Trip
The political journey of Kevin Rudd
David Marr
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Quarterly Essay 37: What's Right?
Quarterly Essay 37
What's Right?
The future of conservatism in Australia
Waleed Aly
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Quarterly Essay 36: Australian Story
Quarterly Essay 36
Australian Story
Kevin Rudd and the lucky country
Mungo MacCallum
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Quarterly Essay 35: Radical Hope
Quarterly Essay 35
Radical Hope
Education and equality for Australia
Noel Pearson
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Quarterly Essay 34: Stop At Nothing
Quarterly Essay 34
Stop at Nothing
The life and adventures of Malcolm Turnbull
Annabel Crabb
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Quarterly Essay 33: Quarry Vision
Quarterly Essay 33
Quarry Vision
Coal, climate change and the end of the resource boom
Guy Pearse
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Quarterly Essay 32: American Revolution
Quarterly Essay 32
American Revolution
The fall of Wall Street and the rise of Barack Obama
Kate Jennings
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Quarterly Essay 31: Now or Never
Quarterly Essay 31
Now or Never
A sustainable future for Australia?
Tim Flannery
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Quarterly Essay 30: Last Drinks
Quarterly Essay 30
Last Drinks
The impact of the Northern Territory intervention
Paul Toohey
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Quarterly Essay 29: Love and Money
Quarterly Essay 29
Love and Money
The family and the free market
Anne Manne
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Quarterly Essay 28: Exit Right
Quarterly Essay 28
Exit Right
The unravelling of John Howard
Judith Brett
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Quarterly Essay 27: Reaction Time
Quarterly Essay 27
Reaction Time
Climate change and the nuclear option
Ian Lowe
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Quarterly Essay 26: His Master's Voice
Quarterly Essay 26
His Master's Voice
The corruption of public debate under Howard
David Marr
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Quarterly Essay 25: Bipolar Nation
Quarterly Essay 25
Bipolar Nation
How to win the 2007 election
Peter Hartcher
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Quarterly Essay 24: No Fixed Address
Quarterly Essay 24
No Fixed Address
Nomads and the fate of the planet
Robyn Davidson
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Quarterly Essay 23: The History Question
Quarterly Essay 23
The History Question
Who owns the past?
Inga Clendinnen
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Quarterly Essay 22: Voting for Jesus
Quarterly Essay 22
Voting for Jesus
Christianity and politics in Australia
Amanda Lohrey
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Quarterly Essay 21: What's Left?
Quarterly Essay 21
What’s Left?
The death of social democracy
Clive Hamilton
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Quarterly Essay 20: A Time for War
Quarterly Essay 20
A Time for War
Australia as a military power
John Birmingham
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Quarterly Essay 19: Relaxed & Comfortable
Quarterly Essay 19
Relaxed & Comfortable
The Liberal Party's Australia
Judith Brett
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Quarterly Essay 18: The Worried Well
Quarterly Essay 18
The Worried Well
The depression epidemic and the medicalisation of our sorrows
Gail Bell
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Quarterly Essay 17: 'Kangaroo Court'
Quarterly Essay 17
'Kangaroo Court'
Family law in Australia
John Hirst
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Quarterly Essay 16: Breach of Trust
Quarterly Essay 16
Breach of Trust
Truth, morality and politics
Raimond Gaita
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Quarterly Essay 15: Latham's World
Quarterly Essay 15
Latham's World
The new politics of the outsiders
Margaret Simons
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Quarterly Essay 14: Mission Impossible
Quarterly Essay 14
Mission Impossible
The sheikhs, the U.S. and the future of Iraq
Paul McGeough
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Quarterly Essay 13: Sending Them Home
Quarterly Essay 13
Sending Them Home
Refugees and the new politics of indifference
David Corlett
Robert Manne
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Quarterly Essay 12: Made in England
Quarterly Essay 12
Made in England
Australia's British inheritance
David Malouf
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Quarterly Essay 11: Whitefella Jump Up
Quarterly Essay 11
Whitefella Jump Up
The shortest way to nationhood
Germaine Greer
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Quarterly Essay 10: Bad Company
Quarterly Essay 10
Bad Company
The cult of the CEO
Gideon Haigh
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Quarterly Essay 9: Beautiful Lies
Quarterly Essay 9
Beautiful Lies
Population and environment in Australia
Tim Flannery
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Quarterly Essay 8: Groundswell
Quarterly Essay 8
Groundswell
The rise of the Greens
Amanda Lohrey
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Quarterly Essay 7: Paradise Betrayed
Quarterly Essay 7
Paradise Betrayed
West Papua's struggle for independence
John Martinkus
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Quarterly Essay 6: Beyond Belief
Quarterly Essay 6
Beyond Belief
What future for Labor?
John Button
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Quarterly Essay 5: Girt By Sea
Quarterly Essay 5
Girt By Sea
Australia, the refugees and the politics of fear
Mungo MacCallum
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Quarterly Essay 4: Rabbit Syndrome
Quarterly Essay 4
Rabbit Syndrome
Australia and America
Don Watson
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Quarterly Essay 3: The Opportunist
Quarterly Essay 3
The Opportunist
John Howard and the triumph of reaction
Guy Rundle
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Quarterly Essay 2: Appeasing Jakarta
Quarterly Essay 2
Appeasing Jakarta
Australia's complicity in the East Timor tragedy
John Birmingham
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Quarterly Essay 1: In Denial
Quarterly Essay 1
In Denial
The stolen generations and the Right
Robert Manne
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