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The fierce independence of the Nobel peace prize could be about to end | Mark Lewis Thorbjørn Jagland presided over some eccentric choices, but his removal hints at the unwelcome intrusion of politics into the award process
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Intergenerational report could win Miles Franklin award for fiction, says Chris Bowen, as Joe Hockey calls on Australia to prepare for challenge - video Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen slams the government's intergenerational report as a work of fiction, but Joe Hockey says Australia must prepare for challenges
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