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America, the land of real equality
One good thing has already come out of the United States presidential campaign. Australians are starting to realise that maybe America is not so...
Isn't all this talk of an apocalypse getting a bit boring?
This year is the 40th anniversary of Paul Ehrlich's influential The Population Bomb, a book that predicted an apocalyptic overpopulation crisis in...
Land constrictions cause housing pain
Urban planners and politicians have vastly increased the cost of housing with plans such as Melbourne 2030. Last weekend, Demographia released its...
Garret cops a bagging over eco-priorities
Denied responsibility over the great economic issues like carbon emissions and pulp mills, or those with vast diplomatic ramifications like...
Mundane matters must take priority
Luxembourg Finance Minister Jean-Claude Juncker provided a pretty good assessment of the events of the past few days when hesaid: ''The least we...
Having a whale of a time
There is a story about an Australian farmer and a debate he has with one of his sheep, as told by whalers in Norway. It begins with the Aussie...
A social order Australia does not need
The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities came into full operation at the beginning of this year. One of the justifications for...
Lower taxes can lead to a bigger take
The ALP, in its 2007 national platform, committed itself to keeping tax as low as possible, while maintaining a sound revenue base. This is an...
What to do when a review doesn't go far enough
Both governments and businesses are constantly reviewing their operations. For businesses the objective is to see what new trends are emerging, how...
Next time you sip a latte, look beyond the feel-good choice
Just how fair is fair trade? Mass market retailers from Safeway to Starbucks now sell us coffee that is supposed to quench our thirst and appease...