The resources sector / Keith DeLacy -- Restoring the liberal base to trade policy / Alan Oxley -- Australian foreign policy / Paul O'Sullivan -- Australia and China / Geoff Raby -- Defence / Jim Molan -- Border protection / Adrienne Millbank -- Mental health / John Mendoza -- Welfare reform / Patrick McClure -- Homelessness policy / Toby Hall -- Agricultural policy / Brian Fisher -- The search for a regional Australian policy / Dick Estens -- The National Broadband Network / Kevin Morgan -- Higher education / Steven Schwartz -- Australian culture / Donald McDonald -- Reform of the Australian Public Service / Peter Shergold
Summary
State of the Nation critiques the policies and performance of the Rudd and Gillard governments in Australia since 2007 in diverse policy areas