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Mr Privatisation has Transformed Victoria
When the NSW Liberals fell in an ignominious heap at the recent NSW State election after having offered their patched-together 'cash in hand'...
Who's not playing fair: the PM or the press?
It is dangerous for Australian politicians to have ideas or convictions. It is dangerous because much of the media is very ready to punish any...
We're all owners, Mr Dodson
Pat Dodson's declaration that Aboriginal people own Australia is hardly likely to advance the cause of reconciliation Aboriginal leader Pat Dodson,...
Definitely not in favour of slavery
Letter to the Editor: I object to being criticised for things I did not say and don't believe. Despite what Mark Uhlmann says (CT, July 31) , I did...
Comfort for the Jobless
The poor are generally getting richer Do we as a society want to lean more towards a European-style model---large, interventionist government with...
Indigenous Policies Upset Left and Right
Imagine that you are an unemployed Aboriginal teenager living an aimless life on a settlement or in a declining country town. Is suicide a rational...
Don't hobble our smart food
Over the weekend, tv news showed footage of British consumer activists, clad in white, raiding a farm, bobbies in pursuit, to destroy a genetically...
Hyperbolic flim-flam on gaming goes over the odds
The Productivity Commission's Draft Report on Gambling has opened up the potential for considerably more regulation of the industry. This is...
The truth about guns
In public debate in this country it is agreed that the United States' love affair with guns is stupid and explains why the US is such a crime-prone...
Decades on, Reid's ideas are triumphant
Also published in the Adelaide Review, August 1999 The anti-globalisation policies pioneered by Alfred Deakin dominated Australian policy during...