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Former PM with manners of steel
WITH John Howard back in the public spotlight this week, the question arises: what kind of former prime minister will he be? Will he follow in the...
A dignified silence
John Howard won't tarnish his legacy like other former prime ministers, says Have you heard about the former Liberal prime minister's remarks to a...
Free choice the key to get more women on board
Federal Government studies released recently have claimed that the glass ceiling is bearing down on Australian working women, crushing their career...
Labor always unravels prosperity
Parlous developments in the NSW government's finances are a timely reminder of the familiar Australian cycle of change. In its mini-budget...
Tough times call for tough measures
THIS time last year, the Reserve Bank was forecasting growth a tad lower than the previous year's 4 per cent. It now sees growth in June 2009 at...
Contrary to reports, our rail system is alright
For years, Paul Mees has been arguing that there is some overseas city whose public transport system Melbourne should be emulating, but in his...
NZ gets its ACT together
New Zealand's electoral system might be completely incomprehensible, but it does have some benefits. At the election last weekend, the ACT party,...
Coughing up for others' inefficiencies
When Infrastructure Australia is sorting through funding requests from the states there is a strong argument that it should reject any for...
Dont ditch cattle yet, science isnt settled
How many times have you heard it said, the science is settled, we will have catastrophic global warming unless we change our ways and reduce our...
Politics and the top cop
Being the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police sounds like a terrible job. In the aftermath of Christine Nixon's announcement to step down as...