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Stronger budget rules are needed
As the state of the federal budget makes clear, politics and finance often do not make comfortable bedfellows. The last Howard-Costello budget, in...
Silly recommendations are very bad for our health
Should the Government give tax breaks for gym memberships? Sponsor therapy sessions for smokers? Limit the number of bottleshops in each suburb?...
Scientific sceptics are turning up the heat
The political climate is changing on global warming and emissions trading, argues Tom Switzer Conventional wisdom says Malcolm Turnbull won't allow...
Blocking school results a pointless exercise
Last week the Government introduced an education amendment bill ensuring that NSW was in line with other states when it comes to reporting school...
Coal's detractors ignore hard facts
Even though the US House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade emission restraint bill last week, it has to pass the more...
Readers pay a price for authors' greed
The campaign by wealthy Australian authors such as Tim Winton and Bryce Courtenay against reforms that would enable Australians to buy cheaper...