Archived publication for June 2010 in IPA Review article
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These people are in charge
Kevin Rudd never tires of talking about ‘working families'. But like John Howard's frequently expressed support for families, this is not spin. Both major political parties give families with dependent children an extraordinary amount of...
Space ships and sound money
In September 2010, thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans will converge on Melbourne for the 68th Worldcon-a convention best known for being where the Hugo awards are decided and announced. Given every year since 1955, the Hugos recognise...
The 'divine violence' of Slavoj Zizek
Nearly half a century after 1968, Europe is again seized by sporadic outbursts of anarchic, seemingly-purposeless violence. The extraordinary violence in Greece brought about by that country's sovereign debt crisis is both unfocused and...
How New Labour lost its mojo
The New Labour project has ended. Its 13 years in power has disappointed many people, whether they hoped for an emphasis on the ‘new' or the ‘labour'. The ‘third way' may have taken the British Labour Party away from the hard...