The release of the government’s security law proposals reveals that the Coalition’s approach still casts a long shadow, writes Andrew Leigh.

Quietly at first and then more vocally, concern has been expressed about the discipline of economics and its possible role in generating the economic crisis, writes Timothy J. Sinclair.

Is Kevin Rudd a supporter or a critic of neo-liberal policymaking? It’s hard to know, writes Brian Toohey.

Norman Abjorensen, co-author of Australia: The State of Democracy, runs a tape-measure over the nation’s democratic institutions and practices.

Liberal Rule avoids the shortcomings of The Howard Years, but has flaws of its own, writes Peter Brent.