The 10 Worst Cock-Ups Of 2008
1. Kevin Rudd's emissions reductions target As newmatilda.com's Anna Rose reported yesterday, Kevin Rudd's depressingly…More
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Trivial Pursuits Distract A Nation In Crisis
It’s been an eventful week in Australian politics. The last days of Parliament for the…More
Girls Go Wild
Caroline Chisholm. Natasha Stott Despoja. Jackie Kelly. The list of great women who have shaped…More
Rudd's gr8 Educashin Revalushin
Education. We’ve all had one, and it made us what we are today. Whether we…More
Funding Public Schools in the Clever Country
In public life the profound issues — those recycled by various interest groups, policy wonks…More
Viva La Evolution
Wayne Swan delivered Labor’s entire election platform in education and training last night, plus an…More
The Long View
It’s easy to be cynical about an initiative like the 2020 Summit. In 1983, people…More
Computer Says No
It’s not breaking the Official Secrets Act to reveal that governments love national security pretexts.…More
Lessons from the Waterfront
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the first act of the Waterfront Dispute of 1998…More
Waging War
Declaring war on a phenomenon has become something of a cliché in political rhetoric. However,…More