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Nationals to give Joyce a clear run as Truss brings forward retirement

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The Nationals have chosen Barnaby Joyce as their new leader, replacing Warren Truss and elected senator Fiona Nash as their first federal woman deputy leader. Joyce, who automatically becomes deputy prime minister, was unopposed, while Nash defeated six other candidates.

Nash, from NSW, who is Minister for Rural Health in the outer...

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Lessons from the Great Depression

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As the old joke has it, I’ve predicted five of the last two financial crises. But this time I’m not the only person getting alarmed about the current volatility in financial markets. Plenty of “serious”, congenitally bullish commentators are getting anxious too.

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that...

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