Swan Still Sitting On The Golden Eggs
In case you hadn’t noticed, this is an election year. Treasurer Wayne Swan certainly has.…More
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The New Super-Bureaucrats
Public servants used to be seen but not heard. The old culture of government bureaucracy,…More
Private Cover Is Costing An Arm And A Leg
In only a few days the Rudd Government’s health reform initiative has been overlaid with…More
Why Carbon Trading Is Losing Credibility Fast
While plenty of people seriously doubt the ability of the Rudd Government’s emissions trading scheme…More
Federal Government Apologises For Child Abuse
At 11am this morning, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd led a bipartisan apology to the Forgotten…More
Even When They Agree With Us They're Wrong
Two consecutive questions on the asylum seeker issue during House of Representatives Question Time last…More
The Naive And Sentimental Rent-Seeker
Criticism of the Rudd Government’s proposed breakup of Telstra shares a common thread with demands…More
The Ads Are About To Get Worse
To get meaningful action on climate change in the current mess it would help if…More
Should Teenagers Get The Vote?
As a young nation that had the luxury of cherry-picking the best bits of other…More
Who's Afraid Of A Double Dissolution?
This week will be the final sitting week for the Senate until mid-August and, as…More