James Packer's Casino Game
James Packer, Australia's third richest person with $6 billion, made it sound so simple. He…More
Tagged: australian politics
The Diplomacy Of Decolonisation
The successful bid for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council places Australia in…More
The Speech Heard Around the World
By now we all know that the Gillard speech, whatever you thought of it, has…More
Divide And Conquer On Victorian Worksites
The Victorian Government is trying to wipe out Enterprise Bargaining Agreements in the building industry…More
Who's Ready To Raise Taxes?
As budget debates go, we’ve been particularly short-sighted in Australia lately. Commonwealth policy-making has been…More
A Surplus? That's The Least Of Our Worries
Economic policy in Australia is bound by two obsessions. One is to return the Commonwealth…More
The Cost of Privatisation
Which country has higher public debt — Spain or Germany? The answer is Germany, with…More
India's Abysmal Nuclear Record
According to Gemma Daley, writing in the Australian Financial Review, Prime Minister Gillard has a…More
Labor Stakes It All On Surplus
Only the real political tragics know what the MYEFO is. But right now, that ungainly…More
ASIO Still The End Of The Line For Refugees
An independent review process for asylum seekers’ adverse security assessments (ASAs) has been shown to…More