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EDITORIAL: Hard landing likely for Australia's economy
CANBERRA OBSERVED: Julia Gillard's survival strategy for the New Year
WATER POLICY: Disastrous Murray-Darling Basin Plan is now law
ENVIRONMENT: Australia signs up for Doha cash grab
EDUCATION: Kirby attacks state aid to non-government schools
AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY: The left's long march through Australia's institutions
LABOUR RELATIONS: How to make unions accountable to members
POLITICS: The challenges that await Australia in the New Year
ENERGY: US to achieve energy independence in 15 years
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS: Time to reappraise the Washington Consensus?
OBITUARY: International advocate for family values dies
CINEMA: Well-crafted tale about an ageing pro
BOOK REVIEW A divided calling
BOOK REVIEW Atheist philosopher now sceptical about Darwin
POEM: Enlightened Willie's Prayer
“Nativity”, by Marten de Vos (1532-1603), from Antwerp Cathedral.
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