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'Profit' is not a dirty word - it keeps the system going
It seems that one obligatory item can be found at any protest rally these days, regardless of its cause. Be it an ''occupy'' mob protesting against...
Yes we can... with exceptions, qualifications and requirements
Barack Obama told the Australian Parliament last Thursday that our country and his are "among the most open economies on Earth". This is true, as...
A touch of Fightback! would do Abbott a lot of good
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Federal Coalition's groundbreaking economic reform manifesto, Fightback! At a time when...
The less Parliament sits, the better off we all will be
'We're getting on with the job.'' This has long been the standard response of Julia Gillard and her leadership team to questions about low poll...
Free trade tied up in knots
We should welcome the fact that Australia will be the shower head capital of the world thanks to what happened in Honolulu a few days ago. Leaders...
A note of scepticism about the Obama visit
The first time I turned out for a US president was two decades ago when George H.W. Bush came to town. He drove through Sydney and I ran cheering...
Commonwealth Games bad news for the Gold Coast
Poor Gold Coast. Acting Queensland Premier Andrew Fraser told reporters after the city won the right to hold the 2018 Commonwealth Games over the...
Cutting the slack and saving the budget
With uncertainty surrounding the growth prospects of European and US economies, and a languid non-mining economic performance in Australia,...
For and against an ABC-run Australia Network
On Monday night the Federal Government killed off the tender process for the Australia Network contract. But debate continues over who should host...
The best way for the right to win culture wars is to privatise them
The best way for prime minister Tony Abbott to win the culture wars might actually be to withdraw the government from them. One of the greatest...