Even Shiny New Governments Need Reform
State Liberal leaders met in Melbourne last week to "assert the role of the State…More
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The Baseload Myth
The Government is using the report of the Owen Inquiry into Electricity Supply in NSW…More
Dear Kevin
Dear Kevin, Congratulations on your victory. Your campaign was a bit dull and underdone, but…More
Chroniclers of the Aftermath
On election night my friend Tahir Cambis neither cheered nor clapped. You would expect some…More
The Defence State
You don’t hear the term ‘military-industrial complex’ much these days. Once favoured by pacifists and…More
Painting the Record Black
While some might question whether Kevin Rudd fulfilled the first injunction of the aphorism "campaign…More
Urban, Regional and Remote
It surprised no one when, last Tuesday, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin announced…More
The WA Boys Club
Last Thursday, on 17 January, Troy Buswell became leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party,…More
Bonjour, Uluru
Theatre company Big hART has a show in the Sydney Festival this month – but…More
New Minister, Old Department
When Kevin Rudd won office I had a reasonable expectation of him and his Ministers…More