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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...
Shade of green could spoil Labor's colour
Opposition leader Kevin Rudd and his party's environment spokesman, Peter Garrett, first said Labor would agree to Australia reducing greenhouse...
A body of iffy promises
One of the problems of election campaigns is that politicians promise to do things. Much of the time those promises involve spending taxpayers'...
Policy paralysis holds Perth back
Surely Perth is already highly liveable? In many ways this is true natural beauty, amenable climate and easy beach access deliver a great...
Cronyism buys into wheat sales
Australian wheat marketing arrangements are a monument to why trade policy and politics don't mix. A Federal Court decision last week was a victory...