Industrial relations
by Greg Combet | Aug 3, 2005
Employee rights and the economy Introduction On the 26th of May John Howard announced the government's plans to rewrite Australia's industrial relations laws, arguing that...
In the era of perpetual war
by Christopher Sheil | Aug 3, 2005
Globalisation revisited Globalisation is a notoriously difficult word to define. There is no 'proper' meaning for the term.1 'Globalisation' is not a settled part of our language...
The right to politically strike?
by Chris White | Apr 2, 2005
The case for re-evaluation Summary The right to strike on political issues is a controversial, contested industrial relations and labour law issue. Governments and employers...
Rhetoric and reality in the New Tasmania
by Stewart Prins | Apr 2, 2005
Unlocking Tasmania's economic renaissance Tasmania has undergone an undeniable economic transformation over the past six years. The state has its lowest unemployment rate in 23...
Labor & the future
by Sol Encel | Apr 2, 2005
Where to now? This essay is prompted by my experience as a member of two committees of inquiry into the electoral prospects of the Labor Party, and the underlying factors which...
How to kill a country
by John Mathews, Elizabeth Thurbon, Linda Weiss | Apr 2, 2005
Opening remarks by Linda Weiss On behalf of my co-authors, I would like to thank the Evatt Foundation and its President for putting the trade deal on the programme and giving us...
Farewell Hitch
by George Scialabba | Apr 2, 2005
Required: too much courageIf a hall of fame were established for contemporary book reviewers - well, why not? There's one for ad executives, poker players, and probably porn...
Where have all the women gone?
by Anne Summers | Feb 25, 2005
The end of equalityI have called this paper "Where have all the Women Gone". I hope you will both recognize - and forgive - the blatant allusion to a 1960s hit song. It was a...
Why consultants lie
by Peter Griffiths | Feb 1, 2005
One person, one economist, can get a government to change its policy. I have done it. Often. It is what I do for a living. My book, The Economist's Tale (Zed Books) shows one...
Threats, challenges & change
by John Langmore | Feb 1, 2005
A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility, the report of the Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, is an impressive piece of work because...