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How many jobs is 23,510, really? Recasting the mining job loss debate, B Chapman and K Lounkaew, 6 June
On the wrong track: The case for abandoning the promised $7 billion subsidies to Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power stations, R Denniss, 25 May
The rise and rise of online retail, B Irvine, D Richardson, J Fear and R Denniss, 24 May
Surplus fetish: The political economy of the surplus, deficit and debt, D Richardson, 9 May
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