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Climate trumping needs of the poor
At one of those weird, celebrity-laden events they have every few months in New York, Hugh Jackman announced last week "climate change and poverty...
Pass the climate parcel
International negotiations are like a game of political pass the parcel and every government is desperate to ensure they're not holding up...
Fertile ground for litigation culture
In the three months since the Fair Work Act 2009 started, we are seeing the extent to which the bargaining environment has changed. Only a few...
Recovery comes at a cost
With an air of triumphalism, Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan recently declared that signs of a national economic recovery are due to their policy of more...
Rudd's stimulus furphy won't create jobs
The government has committed to spending many billions of dollars in stimulating the economy. An important issue is how we evaluate the...
Alcohol is good - so let's drink to that
Australia's relationship with alcohol is ''calculated hedonism'', according to the latest of many reports into drinking commissioned by the federal...
We need to wait for low-cost energy options
The Government's climate change policy adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, said last year that the coming Copenhagen Conference would bring an...
Big government no answer
A BBC poll released on Sunday indicates Kevin Rudd's approval rating for the way he's handled the financial crisis is the second highest in the...
A tale of two different rail cities
The differences between the public transport systems in Australia's two largest cities have been graphically highlighted recently. In Melbourne,...
Revolution was three Rs for all
We are promised an education revolution in Australia. If it arrives, it will be a jubilant day. But will it arrive? The answer is no. We can hope...