Stepping onto the hard road to peace
Violence is easy. Peace is hard. Fear can be triggered in a moment, but trust…More
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Triangulation and terror
Yesterday’s Jakarta bombing will cast a long shadow over the rest of this election campaign.…More
Today's odds
During the election campaign, Andrew Leigh will be providing us with a daily update on…More
A woman's take on family tax policy
When will women feature in this election campaign? They were barely there in 2001 the…More
Coalition of the willing
Breaking the Commonwealth/State Impasse in Health: A Coalition of the Willing A Joint Commonwealth/State Health…More
Lie back and think of Malcolm
I bumped into Malcolm Turnbull at our local chicken shop on Tuesday. Well, ‘bumped into’…More
Not watermelons, John, social democrats
Today Greens leader Bob Brown addressed the National Press Club in Canberra. If the media…More
Mark's easy squeeze?
Well, it was Tuesday and not Wednesday, and yes there was a margin of overkill.…More
Turning the worm
What would you most like your children to be when they grow up? Spindoctors? Are…More
A Kerry-Latham pacific solution?
WASHINGTON, DC: Mark Latham has to win the election for the good of Australia. That’s…More