Does China Have the Ticker?
‘The time will arrive when we look back over our shoulder and find Europe and…More
Tagged: australian politics
UNrealistic Expectations
On 16 September, the 60th anniversary Summit meeting of the United Nations ended with the…More
Fear Works
On the fourth anniversary of September 11, Prime Minister John Howard claimed (yet again) that…More
America's Chernobyl? Fallout from Katrina
In 1986, when the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl melted down, the Soviet system went with…More
Insulting Turkey
On 31 August, little more than a month before Turkey is due to start European…More
Let Them Eat Yellowcake
So far, the great nuclear ‘debate’ has been anything but. Debate implies rigour and an…More
Land of the Wrong Right Crowd
Given the relentless conservatism of many New Zealanders, the apparent survival of a Clark Government…More
Remembering Donald
I met Donald Horne for the first time at a dinner party in Sydney in…More
The Eye of the Storm
Imagine Brisbane destroyed so as to be uninhabitable. That’s the extent of the damage that…More
Gorilla for Sale!
‘Privatisation is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get the government to tilt the…More