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Dismissal ruling isn't fair
"Pity the bosses" was the first reaction to the decision of Fair Work Australia a few weeks ago in the case of Paul L. Quinlivan v Norske Skog...
Our Ted Heath
For more than a decade, Malcolm Fraser has won plaudits from everyone: everyone except those who respect John Howard, that is, which is to say a...
Terror laid bare
Flying is awful - and it looks like it's only going to get worse. The actual "flying" part can be all right if you get one of those exotic personal...
Drivers deserve and need better roads
A leaked version of Melbourne's latest draft transport plan placed its focus on "congestion-busting". One suggestion was to reduce congestion by...
Climate target is foolhardy
As a face-saver to December's collapse of the world climate negotiations, governments agreed to the Copenhagen Accord. This had vague provisions to...
Activist left's global agenda
The great divergence between classical liberals and their philosophical opponents has always been the primacy placed on freedom in people's lives...
Easier zoning would deflate home prices
Australia has 11 of the world's 25 least affordable cities for housing. The American consultancy Demographia this month released data of 272 urban...
Folly of focusing on Joyce
The Canberra press gallery has peculiar priorities. This week we've found out that the national broadband network hired a Labor mate to a $450,000...
In for a penny, in for a pound and the splurge goes on
The Federal Government's fiscal response to last year's global financial crisis reveals the problems posed by adopting outmoded approaches to...
The wisdom of the ages
The release of the latest Intergenerational Report shows in detail why the Federal Government's policies are in desperate need of an overhaul....