Things Are Different Up In Queensland
As the pundits are so fond of saying, politics in Queensland is a little different.…More
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Unions Lose Their Influence – But Not Their Voice
On 16 February this year the Election Funding, Expenditure, and Disclosures Amendment Bill 2011 was…More
Can This Man Handle The Economy?
Joe Hockey has the unenviable task of selling the Coalition’s economic policy. He has to…More
Smith Is Right To Stand By Assault Victims
Stephen Smith had a tough press conference yesterday. The Defence Minister had the uncomfortable duty…More
Canberra's Revolving Door
This week Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan railed against the power of a "wildly irresponsible few"…More
It's Not Class War, It's Good Economics
Remember the controversy over the mining tax — the so-called "resource super-profits tax"? Labor does. The…More
Australia Is Policing Separatism
When politicians in Australia hail the success of Indonesia's counter-terror forces in catching, charging — and…More
A Smarter Way To Police Pokies
Pity the Western Australians, for they are largely denied the the thrill and buzz of…More
Xmas Island Tragedy Was Foreseeable, Says Coroner
Against the deafening clamour of the Labor leadership tussle, the report into the largest peacetime…More
Under These Laws We'd Still Have WorkChoices
While the nation's eyes have been focussed on the events in Canberra in the last…More