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January 2005
	Degrees of Separation “For those with eyes to see, education and occupation underpin the growing polarisation between neotraditionals and progressives in Australian society, and the former outnumber the latter by a ratio of more than two to one”. We kick off our contribution to the political debate with this provocative essay by ALP member John Muscat.
June 2005
	Exclusive: Laurie Ferguson on Labor's refugee and immigration stance Never one to shy away from a challenge, Labor's Laurie Ferguson brings some rigorous thinking to the shadow immigration role born of his experience as the member for Reid in Sydney's west.

October 2005

		Labor's urban environment policy Environmental activists are keen on urban consolidation for Sydney's outskirts, where it is unnecessary and unwanted, but not so keen when it comes to the inner-city. However, inner-city consolidation is critical to address the growing disparity between inner and outer suburban infrastructure and services. It is also Labor policy.


October 2005		Exclusive: Interview with Sam Dastyari As president of NSW Young Labor, Sam Dastyari stands in a line of past Labor notables including Paul Keating and Bob Carr. In this interview for The New City, Sam displays an engaging mind while covering issues ranging from marijuana and the voting age to asylum seekers and the Greens.
January 2006 February 2006 April 2006 August 2005 January 2005		Exclusive: What the ALP can learn from the US Democrats As a visiting American political science student, Ben Raybin worked on Michael Daley's successful bi-election campaign for Bob Carr's former seat of Maroubra. In this interesting article for The New City, Ben offers some thoughts on what the ALP can learn from the US Democrats. Exclusive: Ahead of the pack on Chinese tourism NSW's tourism minister Sandra Nori responds to the concerns that NSW may not be ready for a wave of Chinese tourists. Exclusive: Thin blue line tangled in red tape In this passionate article, a serving NSW police officer argues that the new LEPRA laws neither strengthen police powers nor protect the public from their abuse. Exclusive: Losing hearts and minds in Iraq Journalist and foreign policy analyst Whit Mason dissects the coalition authority's stumbling efforts to win over the Iraqi people following Saddam's downfall. Exclusive: Michael Thompson's Hawke-Wran submission Read this scorching submission to the Hawke-Wran review by Michael Thompson, author of Labor Without Class.
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