Archived publication for 2000
Recent publications
NGO Way To Go
If NGO activism is to take its place within democratic society, it presumably has to be accountable for its actions. How this is to be achieved, and the nature of the relationship between government and civil society as represented by NGOs, is the...
Fit For the West: The Western Australian Approach to Labour Market Regulation
Given the importance of export markets—particularly for the capital-intensive mining industry—to the Western Australian economy, its labour market regulation needs to suit its export-focused economy.
Telecommunications in Regional and Remote Australia
In October of this year, the Telecommunications Service Inquiry report into service levels in the bush was released. The headlines flowing from this report were primarily to do with the implications for the full privatization of Telstra. The...
September 2000
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Clough Lecture 1999: Private Conservation
Despite what one tends to read or hear, the gains in environmental quality around the world in the last few decades have been astounding. People are living longer, the air is getting cleaner, and agriculture is getting more productive, freeing up...
Datacasting: The Bush and the Old Lose Out
The Federal Government's datacasting legislation has denied cheap, user-friendly Internet access to two important groups in Australia.
The Role of Dry Philosophy
It may not offer a vision splendid, but there's no denying the power of liberalism as a philosphy.
Environmentalism for the Twenty-First Century
From radical green activist to 'eco-Judas' in 30 years, one of the co-founders of Greenpeace charts the rise and fall of some major green movements, the uses and abuses of science in environmental policy, and the prospects for sensible...
Family and Work
Feminists often claim that women are systematically denied wage-parity justice. A recent survey that appears to support their claim turns out to do nothing of the sort.
Editorial, September 2000
The posturing of many human rights advocacy NGOs is now clear. It's time the charade ended.