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Barack to the future
Barack Obama and his supporters in America and abroad are understandably thrilled after winning a remarkable electoral victory. They are entitled...
The 50,000+ staff draining our economy
'Fiscal austerity'' has become the phrase of choice for Western countries that need to rectify the excesses of recent decades, culminating in the...
In praise of ticket scalping, horse eating and trading in human organs
Should we be able to buy horse meat at restaurants or for home cooking? It is not as if horses are a protected species. We already export them for...
A vote for voluntary voting
Derryn Hinch is right to describe Australia's system of compulsory voting as undemocratic. For many, staying home is itself an act of political...
Employer rights trampled
Of course Fairfax Media journalists want Gina Rinehart, the owner of 18 per cent of Fairfax, to sign the Fairfax Media Charter of Editorial...
2016 holds hope for Republicans
Looking at the current crop of Republican presidential hopefuls, it's no wonder many conservatives are despondent. To call the field lacklustre is...
Crippled by its crutches
According to Ralph Norris, overseas investors are worried about the Gillard government. No matter how worried overseas investors are, they should...
The less Parliament sits, the better off we all will be
'We're getting on with the job.'' This has long been the standard response of Julia Gillard and her leadership team to questions about low poll...
The best way for the right to win culture wars is to privatise them
The best way for prime minister Tony Abbott to win the culture wars might actually be to withdraw the government from them. One of the greatest...
Lack of policy leadership in Australia
Leadership is still about "that vision thing." But it's also about being able to prosecute it within your sphere of influence for challenges you...