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The wisdom of the ages
The release of the latest Intergenerational Report shows in detail why the Federal Government's policies are in desperate need of an overhaul....
Take the politics out of commerce, not vice versa
Last week the Australian Electoral Commission published its latest donation figures for political parties. Donations are down from last year....
Flexibility a key in emission reduction policy
This week in Canberra the Government and Opposition issued rival plans for handling emissions of greenhouse gases. The policies from both sides are...
Our Nixonian PM
‘At one time or another, he had espoused almost every worthy principle, often repeatedly,' Newsweek once observed of Richard Nixon....
ABC 24-hour news plan will cripple diversity
The announcement by ABC managing director Mark Scott of a new 24-hour, seven-day-a-week television news channel will harm Australia's media...
Leadership lacking on tax
At the rate Kevin Rudd is going, there's every chance tax reform will go the same way as "the greatest moral challenge of our generation". After...
What do Haitians need most? To get away from Haiti
It will take much more than a global outpouring of grief to fix Haiti. But there is one concrete way rich countries could really help out -...
Legislated robbery must be restrained
New South Wales landowner Peter Spencer recently ended a hunger strike protesting about a state government zoning that prevented farming on his...
Obama a victim as Americans struggle to accept a lesser role
If a week is a long time in politics, then a year is an eternity. Twelve months ago, Barack Obama's presidential inauguration completed a political...
The Tote faces the music
The closure of iconic rock venue The Tote provoked a groundswell of opposition to Victorian Premier John Brumby's draconian liquor licensing laws....