Governance & Service Provision
Governance & Service Provision
The Institute of Public Affairs examines the the critical area of government and public sector reform, the importance of a strong civil society and high levels of social capital, and the importance of choice and competition in the traditionally government provided sectors of health and education.
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Breaches will breed secrecy
Why such a panic about WikiLeaks? Didn't we already know that Silvio Berlusconi has an eye for pretty ladies? Or that Kevin Rudd is a control freak...
Sequel to Copenhagen Resembles the Remake of a Bad Movie
One year after the Copenhagen climate change circus, the Gillard government is being dragged by the Greens towards policies that are out of step...
WikiLeaks and the virtue of transparency
WikiLeaks's release of American diplomatic cables "may put lives at risk". The White House spokesman Robert Gibbs claims that the release may...
Result shows Liberal Party a broad church
Assuming Ted Baillieu pulls off victory following Saturday's decisive swing, both the new government and the Liberal Party will have to act quickly...
If marriage is so good, why not invite everyone in?
It didn't take much for a wave of pro-gay marriage sentiment to echo through the socially liberal wing of the Labor Party. A Greens motion that...
Staring through the Greens' populist prism
In The Drum last week, Liberal shadow minister Kevin Andrews described the Greens as little more than Marxists for Forests. The Victorian Liberal...
Single authority no panacea for Victorian public transport
Despite scarcely rating a mention in the leaders' debate, public transport is clearly a crucial issue in this month's Victorian election. It might...
Self-doubt emerges to test US mettle
THERE are several explanations for the Democrats' loss in last week's mid-term elections. Some attribute the shellacking to an anti-incumbent mood....
Business asked for this
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris said last week Australia looked like it did not have "a particularly business-friendly environment"....
There's a hole in the budget, dear Henry, with what shall we plug it?
This year's federal election was ultimately determined by economic credibility. The independents determined Labor had more credibility than did the...
