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The blame game is all Canberra's fault
Kevin Rudd will take over the hospital system and everything will be dandy. That's the election pitch to voters in New South Wales, South...
Killing the goose that laid the golden Easter egg
Easter in Melbourne this year was a throwback to the 1970s, with closed shops and empty streets. Interstate visitors looking for bargains in the...
Let society shape itself
It's hard not to be cynical. Especially when a developer lobby claims giving the government power to force people to sell their homes - to...
Better use of tax take needed
There are more myths surrounding corporate taxation than personal taxation. In years gone by many used to argue that the "rich" didn't pay their...
Green Tea party
Call it Tea Party derangement syndrome. For the ABC's Kim Landers, writing on The Drum a fortnight ago, the Tea Party Movement inspired thoughts...
Climate law: what's in it for the US?
After the passage of his sweeping healthcare reforms, Barack Obama is turning his sights to combating global warming. This month, the US Senate is...
Climate change requiem
Under pressure from local election defeats, the French Government has abandoned its plans to introduce a carbon tax, having suddenly discovered it...
Who should run the biggest business in the country?
Peter Garrett displayed "monumental incompetence" when it came to managing the government's insulation scheme, claimed Tony Abbott in February. Put...
Face facts and adapt to warmer world
It might not seem like it, but climate sceptics and climate alarmists agree on a fair bit. One of the biggest flaws with both Kevin Rudd's...
Fat lot of good campaign against junk food is doing
The debate over obesity and public health is usually black and white. It's obvious who the bad guys are: junk food peddlers. But last year,...