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The Rewards of Cultural Incompetence
How do you spell 'One Nation Party'? P-L-D, because it's the DLP in reverse. Whether in Government (WA) or in Opposition (Queensland) the Coalition...
Rational Exasperation
Review of Exasperating Calculators: The Rage over Economic Rationalism and the Campaign against Australian Economists William Coleman and Alf...
No cure until ABC admits there's a problem
If you want a perfect display of what is wrong with the internal culture of the ABC, one cannot go past Quentin Dempster's latest book Death...
Cult of a Leader
Two of the most striking female personalities of the second half of the twentieth century were Jackie Onassis and Diana, Princess of Wales. Jackie...
Who's Sorry Now?
The truth really matters. There is a whole world of difference between government or church officials who forcibly remove an Aboriginal child from...
There is still time to get it right
The lure of Pauline need not spell the ruin of the Howard Government or of economic reform. There is still time and scope for the Coalition to...
A Chance to Revisit the Dream, Not the Nightmare
Bill Clinton's last days in office were an unintended gift to George W. Bush. The outgoing President made it so much easier for the new President...
Lessons from the California Energy Crisis
The energy crisis in California should ring alarm bells in Australia, though not for the reason commonly suggested. California---a state of 34...
Illusions of Tribal Culture
At first glance, it seems terribly contradictory. The good folk who get so worked up about corporal punishment in schools are often the very...
A Fine Year for the Self-indulgent Whine
If you want a perfect display of what is wrong with the internal culture of the ABC, one cannot go past Quentin Dempster's latest book Death...