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The challenge for Labor
by Neal Lawson | Apr 8, 2014
And so the inquest into the dreadful failure of the Labor Party begins. Or at least it should. But even after such a defeat I worry it won’t. Having long watched the ALP and...
Inequality: latest research
by Evatt Foundation | Oct 1, 2014
Company tax rorts The current budget has focused attention on cuts to public spending, but there has been little focus on government revenues.New research reveals 29 per cent of...
Health spending shrinks
by Evatt Foundation | Oct 1, 2014
A new report has given the lie to the claim by the Abbott government that the growth in Australian health spending is so massive that it's 'unsustainable'.Spending on health in...
Economic vandalism
by Tony Evans | Oct 1, 2014
Tony Abbott is looking after its mates and leaving everyone else to look after themselves. Pensioners, the sick, and students are amongst those targeted for harsh treatment in...
A real Sydney Alliance
by Amanda Tattersall | Aug 7, 2012
Sydney Town Hall, 15 September at 6:45 p.m., the room was glowing with energy and anticipation. Over 2000 were squashed inside while others spilled into the streets, impatiently...
Nuclear power just doesn’t make sense for Australia
by Ben McNeil | Dec 1, 2011
Since my article for the Journal of Australian Political Economy in 2007 on the costs of introducing nuclear power in Australia, the argument has not got any better. However...
It’s baaaaaaaack!
by Evatt Foundation | Dec 20, 2009
The Liberals' determination to bring back WorkChoices-style individual contracts is a threat to the pay, conditions and job security of working Australians, say unions.Under...
Vale Jim Hagan
by Malcolm Brown | Dec 9, 2009
James Hagan, otherwise known as "Big Jim" Hagan, was one of the original Quiz Kids, a brilliant boy with a working class background, who like so many of his ilk became a high...
President’s Report 2009
by Christopher Sheil | Dec 9, 2009
World affairs over the past year have been dominated by the crisis in the global economy. The Evatt Foundation has meanwhile mainly focused on promoting human rights and...