Budget 2009: A Gamble Posing As Prudence
This is a budget framed by one over-arching reality: the global financial crisis and the…More
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Key Budget Announcements
As the Treasurer says in the opening line of his budget speech, "this budget is…More
Rudd Breaks His First Promise
There’s been a general rediscovery lately of Isaiah Berlin’s famous metaphor of the fox and…More
When The Rot Set In
By the end of 2005, not 14 months after his most emphatic election victory, all…More
Australia Misfires Defence Cash
On the weekend, the Rudd Government released the nation’s military blueprint for the defence of…More
NSW Switches Its Brain Off
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has just approved a $16.5 billion upgrade of NSW’s electricity…More
Who'll Stop The Boats?
An exploding boat full of asylum seekers must have seemed like a godsend for leader…More
Sucking Up The Surplus
It’s the most important time of the year for your average government department: budget time.…More
End Of The Copper Monopoly
Faster internet. It’s something that nearly all Australians can agree would be a good thing —…More
The Manchurian Distraction
All of a sudden, Joel Fitzgibbon is in a lot of trouble. The seemingly mild-mannered…More