Into the Naughty Corner
Sometimes okay, most times it’s hard to work out what drives the Federal Government’s industrial…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Flying Without a Net
As part of my new life as a sole trader, I have built up a…More
Down to Earth Starguide for Skeptics and Cynics
TaurusTaurean Tony Blair no longer uses the phrase ‘war on terror’ to describe British involvement…More
What Rudd Can Learn from Howard
John Howard, the wiliest street-fighter in Australian politics for the past two decades, is down…More
At Least He's Not John Howard
Ever since Kevin Rudd challenged and defeated Kim Beazley for the Labor Party leadership, John…More
Losing Medicare: The Jewel in the Crown
There’s a great moment in Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, where he explains…More
A Progressive Manifesto, Part 2
Writing about the need for the renewal of social democratic politics and the revitalisation of…More
The True Face of the Global War on Terror
Friday, or Jumma as it is known to Muslims, is the holiest day of the…More
The Essential Al Jazeera
The Arabic television station Al Jazeera recently hosted its 3rd annual forum in Doha, Qatar.…More
Sego, Sarko, François and (Somehow) Jean-Marie
Ségolène Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy’s supporters have both been handing out presidential election flyers in…More