Archived publication for 2001
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Regulated and Unregulated Interconnects
Views on interconnects range from those who see little in the way of future developments other than entrepreneurial interconnects, to the ‘planophiles’.
Protocols with NGOs: The Need to Know
Among a number of competing concepts of democracy, two stand out for the purposes of this paper: democracy as a body of active citizens working together for public and private purposes; and democracy as a set of constitutional arrangements...
Take Away Take-Away: The Self-Induced Destruction of the Australian Food Manufacturing Industry
The Australian food-manufacturing industry is in trouble. Despite its potential, food companies are disinvesting and shifting production facilities offshore. Exports are declining. Productivity is low. The sharemarket performance of most leading...
Why Has the Arse Fallen Out of the Clothing Manufacturing Industry?
The Australian Textiles Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industry is under the hammer. It has all the appearances of a dying industry, with media reports of redundancies, closures and collapses seeming to occur every week. It is an industry that has...
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Drugs: Time for a Rethink
Of course the legal provision of highly addictive drugs is risky. But so too is the refusal to consider carefully the arguments in its favour.
Protocols with NGOs: The Need to Know
If NGOs want to influence government policy or receive financial support, then their claims to legitimate standing need to be detailed and on the public record.
The Demise of Ansett
Ansett's demise points to root problems in our workplace culture that have even wider implications.
The Election Choice: Who Can Stem the Spending Tide?
Special interests repeatedly bleat about the 'gutting' of social expenditures. But the truth is otherwise. Government spending and taxing have now reached all-time highs.
Unauthorized Arrivals: The Unapalatable Alternitives
There are only two policy choices with respect to unauthorized arrivals: embrace some sort of 'open door' policy or ration a determinate number of places. In reality, only the latter is feasible.