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Time for Rudd to steel himself
One defining but unaddressed business issue in this election is occupational health and safety (OHS) laws. In fact, it is a core issue upon which...
Should they crash and burn...
Labor must not: IF Labor loses the federal election, there are four things the party must NOT do, if it wants to win in 2010: 1. DROP KEVIN Rolling...
Brumby solid in first quarter but some risky signs
Building on the Bracks policy base, he has tidied up some loose ends. He is consolidating Labor's position as the natural government in a...
Wild ride on the wages tiger
At his campaign launch, Kevin Rudd said that Australians "don't ask for a whole lot". Really? What explains $96 billion worth of election promises?...
IR reform activity must go on
In the next parliamentary term we need to see a consolidation of the changes Work Choices has brought about, despite the differences between the...
Bell Bay pulp friction all due to Sydney's ... Green elites
Geoffrey Cousins, a well-known Sydney businessman and confidante of the prime minister, ran a campaign against a pulp mill planned for Bell Bay in...
Religious right? Have a little faith in the process
Christian voters can look forward to receiving special information packs about the election from the Australian Christian Lobby this week, which is...
Fighting for River Red Gums
It was raining on the Murray River and the annual Koondrook-Barham Red Gum Showcase last Sunday. A few farmers who attended the festival complained...
Development is not a dirty word
No one has a mortgage on morality. But you could be mistaken for thinking otherwise if you've been following the argument over the past few days...
To lower the cost of housing, cut the red tape
The ALP's proposed tax concession for first-home buyers who have saved for a deposit may merely offset part of the excessive house prices they...