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The End of the Overpopulation Crisis?
Over the past half century, the ‘population explosion’ has been presented as a grave threat to humanity. But as different apocalyptic predictions have failed to eventuate, the justifications have shifted,...
Volume 50 Number 4
The media and moral greed, Life on the farm, Cultural pluralism, The flat tax debate, Urban transport policy, Australia's savings problem, Journalists on the media, Strange Times, book reviews and much more...
The Odd Bedfellows of Economic Nationalism
Apparently antogonistic minor political parties have very similar economic views. A look at the 'fear of the foreign'.
Why Not a Flat Tax?
Would you like your tax return to be able to fit on a postcard? Here's how- with a lot of other advantages.
Used Anglicans
The Australian Education Union and the Anglican Synod Report.
Codes on Conduct Are Good for NGOs Too
Those who seek improvement in others should remember that sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander...NGOs, no less than commercial enterprises, have to earn their role in society.
Australian Competition Policy: Deregulation or Reregulation?
Deepak Lal, Alan Moran, David Briggs & Richard Scheelings, Allan Fels and Peter Allport
Cultural Pluralism: The Case for Benign Neglect
Australia's underlying social norms have proved to be powerful agents of social intergration. By contrast, official multiculturalism is widely distrusted.
Country Towns
The problem for decling small country towns are growing bigger towns. Consumer preference, armed with better cars and better roads, is the real 'villain' of the piece.
Farming - Commercial Realities and Snake Oil Remedies
It is far from all doom and gloom down on the farm. A look at who is doing well and why. In the Misdst of stories of declining country towns, cuts to services and rural distress, it is easy to overlook the signs of health and success in Australian...
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